Type I hypersensitivity

Type I hypersensitivity
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Classification and external resources
MeSH	D006969

Type I hypersensitivity (or immediate hypersensitivity) is an allergic reaction provoked by reexposure to a specific type of antigen referred to as an allergen.^[1] Type I is not to be confused with Type II, Type III, or Type IV hypersensitivities.

Exposure may be by ingestion, inhalation, injection, or direct contact.

Pathophysiology

In type 1 hypersensitivity, B-cells are stimulated (by CD4+TH2 cells) to produce IgE antibodies specific to an antigen. The difference between a normal infectious immune response and a type 1 hypersensitivity response is that in type 1 hypersensitivity the antibody is IgE instead of IgA, IgG, or IgM. During sensitisation, the IgE antibodies bind to Fcε receptors on the surface of tissue mast cells and blood basophils.^[2] Mast cells and basophils coated by IgE antibodies are "sensitised." Later exposure to the same allergen cross-links the bound IgE on sensitised cells, resulting in degranulation and the secretion of pharmacologically active mediators such as histamine, leukotriene (LTC4 and LTD4), and prostaglandin that act on the surrounding tissues. The principal effects of these products are vasodilation and smooth-muscle contraction.

Type 1 hypersensitivity can be further classified into an immediate and late-phase reaction. The immediate hypersensitivity reaction occurs minutes after exposure and includes release of vasoactive amines and lipid mediators, whereas the late-phase reaction occurs 2–4 hours after exposure and includes the release of cytokines.^[3]

Overview of mediators released by mast cells in type 1 hypersensitivity, and their actions:
Vasodilation and increased permeability	Histamine PAF Leukotriene C4, D4 and E4 Prostaglandin D2 Neutral proteases
Smooth muscle spasm	Histamine PAF Leukotriene C4, D4 and E4 Prostaglandin
Leukocyte extravasation	Cytokines (e.g. chemokines and TNF) Leukotriene B4 Chemotactic factors for neutrophils and eosinophils
Unless otherwise specified, the reference for this table is:^[4]

The reaction may be either local or systemic. Symptoms vary from mild irritation to sudden death from anaphylactic shock.

Treatment and prognosis

Treatment usually involves adrenaline (epinephrine), antihistamines, and corticosteroids. If the entire body gets involved, then anaphylaxis can take place, which is an acute, systemic reaction that can prove fatal.

Examples

Some examples:

References

↑ med/1101 at eMedicine
↑ "The Adaptive Immune System: Type I Immediate Hypersensitivity". Retrieved 2008-09-22.
↑ Shiv Pillai MD; Abul K. Abbas MBBS; Andrew Wilson PhD (2011). Cellular and Molecular Immunology: with STUDENT CONSULT Online Access. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4377-1528-1.
↑ Table 5-2 in:Mitchell, Richard Sheppard; Kumar, Vinay; Abbas, Abul K.; Fausto, Nelson. Robbins Basic Pathology. Philadelphia: Saunders. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7. 8th edition.

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Hypersensitivity and autoimmune diseases (279.5–6)

Type I/allergy/atopy
(IgE)

Foreign	Atopic eczema Allergic urticaria Allergic rhinitis (Hay fever) Allergic asthma Anaphylaxis Food allergy common allergies include: Milk Egg Peanut Tree nut Seafood Soy Wheat Penicillin allergy

Autoimmune	Eosinophilic esophagitis

Type II/ADCC

- IgM
- IgG

Foreign

Hemolytic disease of the newborn

Autoimmune

Cytotoxic	Autoimmune hemolytic anemia Immune thrombocytopenic purpura Bullous pemphigoid Pemphigus vulgaris Rheumatic fever Goodpasture's syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome

"Type V"/receptor	Graves' disease Myasthenia gravis Pernicious anemia

Type III
(Immune complex)

Foreign	Henoch–Schönlein purpura Hypersensitivity vasculitis Reactive arthritis Farmer's lung Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis Serum sickness Arthus reaction

Autoimmune	Systemic lupus erythematosus Subacute bacterial endocarditis Rheumatoid arthritis

Type IV/cell-mediated
(T cells)

Foreign	Allergic contact dermatitis Mantoux test

Autoimmune	Diabetes mellitus type 1 Hashimoto's thyroiditis Multiple sclerosis Coeliac disease Giant-cell arteritis Postorgasmic illness syndrome Reactive arthritis

GVHD	Transfusion-associated graft versus host disease

Unknown/
multiple

Foreign	Hypersensitivity pneumonitis Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Transplant rejection Latex allergy (I+IV)

Autoimmune	Sjögren's syndrome Autoimmune hepatitis Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome APS1 APS2 Autoimmune adrenalitis Systemic autoimmune disease

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