Oral Tolerance in Cow's Milk Allergy in the Infant

NCT00298376 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2007-04-27

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Summary

This study aims to determine if there is a link between cow's milk allergy in infants and regulatory T cells dysfunction that should be transient in infant acquiring oral tolerance after 12 month avoiding food and persistent in others.

Cow's milk allergy is evaluated by basophils activation test, T cells activation test, specific humoral response (IgA, IgE, IgG) in allergic infants before and after 12 month avoiding food, before and after low dose milk exposure, before and after oral challenge.

Number and function of regulatory T cells and microflora composition are measured at the same time.

Allergic infants are compared to age matched control group.

Conditions

  • Cow's Milk Allergy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospices Civils de Lyon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alain LACHAUX, MD · Hospices Civils de Lyon

Eligibility

Min Age
1 Month
Max Age
15 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-03-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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