Esophageal IgG4 levels correlate with histopathologic and transcriptomic features in eosinophilic esophagitis.
C E RosenbergM K MinglerJ M CaldwellM H CollinsP C FulkersonD W MorrisV A MukkadaP E PutnamT ShodaT WenXiaoting ChenPublished in: Allergy (2018)
These findings extend prior studies on IgG4 in adult EoE to the pediatric population and provide deeper understanding of the potential significance and regulation of IgG4, demonstrating that IgG4 is a relevant feature of the disease; is closely related to esophageal eosinophil levels, type 2 immunity and T regulatory cytokines; and is likely produced locally.