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http://dx.doi.org/10.4162/nrp.2012.6.5.429

Serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels and dietary intake of Korean infants and young children with atopic dermatitis  

Lee, Sangeun (Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kookmin University)
Ahn, Kangmo (Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine,)
Paik, Hee Young (Department of Food and Nutrition, Seoul National University)
Chung, Sang-Jin (Department of Foods and Nutrition, Kookmin University)
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Nutrition Research and Practice / v.6, no.5, 2012 , pp. 429-435 More about this Journal
Abstract
Atopic dermatitis (AD) has become a serious epidemic in Korean children. We aimed to investigate the association between vitamin C, E and other nutrients, and serum total IgE/specific IgE levels in children with AD. A total of 119 children (0-24 mo) diagnosed with AD were recruited for this cross-sectional study from a medical center in Seoul. A 24 h recall was used to assess dietary intakes. Serum total and six food-allergen specific IgE levels were measured by CAP-FEIA. Serum vitamin E was also measured but only in 25 out of the total 119 participants. Multiple linear regression analysis was performed to estimate the coefficients between serum IgE levels and dietary intake as well as serum vitamin E. Serum vitamin E levels showed a significantly inverse association with serum total IgE and all specific IgE levels (P < 0.05). Fat intake was inversely related with specific-IgEs for egg whites, milk, buck wheat, soy, and peanuts (P < 0.05). Positive associations were found between carbohydrate (CHO) intake and total IgE and specific IgEs to egg whites, milk, soy, and peanuts (P < 0.05). Vitamin C, E and n-3/n-6 fatty acids were not related with serum total IgE and specific IgE levels except for the association between buck wheat and vitamin E. In addition, there were no significant differences between males and females in dietary intake and serum IgE levels by student's t-test. Although dietary vitamin E showed no association with serum IgE levels, serum vitamin E drew a significant inverse relationship with serum IgE levels. The evidence seems to suggest that vitamin E may possibly lower total and specific-IgEs in children with AD, and that it is important to maintain a relatively high serum vitamin E level in children with AD.
Keywords
Atopic dermatitis (AD); serum immunoglobulin E (IgE); serum vitamin E; dietary intake; children;
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