immunoglobulin E-mediated hypersensitivity

synonym: IgE-Mediated Hypersensitivity
https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.13291
State in which an individual reacts with allergic effects caused fundamentally by the reaction of antigen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) following exposure to a certain substance (allergen) after having been exposed previously to the same substance.
Source:
PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. (IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)) on page 1188 [Terms] [Paper]