Recent advancements in the therapeutics of food allergy.

Recent advancements in the therapeutics of food allergy. Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric. 2013 Dec;5(3):188-200 Authors: Kumar S, Gupta K, Das M, Dwivedi PD Abstract Food allergy is a health complication induced by certain food in the susceptible individuals. Due to lack of permanent cure and the global prevalence, the preventive approach is highly required for food allergy. Recently published patents have shown significant improvements in the food allergy research. In this review, an attempt has been done to highlight the recently developed patents related to the detection of allergens in food mixture. Also, patents regarding treatment options like use of herbal therapy, antihistamines, pre-, pro and synbiotics, nanocarriers, hypoallergens and several immune molecules towards amelioration of food allergy have been reviewed in this article. PMID: 24032435 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Recent Patents on Food, Nutrition and Agriculture - Category: Food Science Tags: Recent Pat Food Nutr Agric Source Type: research