{"id":1445696,"date":"2020-03-18T13:10:39","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T12:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-wp-int.laboklin.com\/asit-allergen-specific-immunotherapy\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T11:20:46","slug":"asit-allergen-specific-immunotherapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laboklin.com\/fi\/asit-allergen-specific-immunotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ ASIT – Allergen-specific immunotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"

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<\/span>ASIT \u2013 Allergen-specific immunotherapy<\/span><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” css=”.vc_custom_1612785877729{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_accordion active_tab=”false” collapsible=”yes” style=”2″][vc_accordion_tab title=”ASIT with Artuvetrin\u00ae – What is new, what is different?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1767180003820{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]You can find answers\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”How does ASIT work in the immune system and what are the benefits of lifelong therapy?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644825934770{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]The pathomechanism of ASIT involves a modulation of a Th2 to a Th1 cell response and changes the immune system so that an allergic reaction of the organism does not occur.<\/p>\n

Allergic diseases cannot be cured<\/strong>, but in 70-80% of cases they can be well controlled<\/strong> with the help of allergen-specific immunotherapy.\u00a0In some cases, there is a marked improvement after only a few weeks, but in other cases it takes 10 months or longer before a clinical improvement is visible. If there is a good response to the therapy, it is strongly recommended that it be continued for life. Immunotherapy should therefore be continued even after symptoms have improved or become symptom-free.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Does ASIT have to be injected? Is there also an oral ASIT according to human medicine?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644825978177{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Yes, they exist. But the sublingual immunospecific therapy (SLIT) is not yet offered in Germany.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”When should ASIT be initiated?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826030606{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

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  • For animals older than 1 year
    \nFor seasonal allergens such as pollen and insects \u25ba after the season
    \nFor allergens occurring all year round such as mites and moulds \u25ba all year round<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Order: Do I have to order the ASIT immediately after a differentiation (single allergen determination) or how long can I wait?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826073717{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]You can wait up to a few months. However, after a longer period of time (half a year to a year or longer), a new test should be carried out, as the sensitisation or the allergen spectrum may have changed and you want to inject a current, individual, allergen-specific solution.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Order: Can I also order an ASIT if the test (blood or intradermal test) was not carried out at Laboklin?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826119118{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]In principle, the test does not have to have been carried out at Laboklin.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=””Standard ASIT”? – Can an ASIT be performed with standard allergen mixtures?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826160606{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Every animal – just like every human being – reacts very individually to known allergens, especially in the case of an allergy. There are also studies that show that a ”standard” ASIT, which contains the most common year-round or seasonal allergens, has significantly worse success rates (30 %, placebo) than a solution that is individually tailored to the patient. Therefore, an individual allergen determination (differentiation) should always be carried out in order to be able to compile an individual ASIT suitable for the patient.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Prophylactic ASIT: Does it make sense (example: horse to be imported from Iceland or foal to be hyposensitised already in Iceland …)?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826216086{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]No, if there are no symptoms, it makes little sense to carry out an allergy test or an ASIT. Allergy is a clinical diagnosis. A positive allergy test in this case only provides information about sensitisation. But sensitisation does not necessarily cause clinical symptoms, and without a clinic there is no disease. A positive allergy test may mean that an animal is below the threshold, but it may also mean that it will never develop allergic symptoms.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Pregnancy: The animal has become pregnant, what should be considered?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826263605{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Unfortunately, there are no reliable data on this yet, so it is recommended not to use this therapy in pregnant animals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Interruption of therapy: The owner forgot to apply ASIT for a few weeks \/ did not manage to do so – how or with which dose do I start again after a longer break?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826305886{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]This depends on the duration of the therapy interruption. Please contact our allergy team.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Vaccinations: Can I have them at the same time as the ASIT?”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1644826344710{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”]Routine vaccinations should not be applied at the same time as the injection of allergen-specific immunotherapy, but should be given at the earliest three days after the injection and, if the interval is already longer, in the middle between injections.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” css=”.vc_custom_1612785825951{margin-top: 30px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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    Abbreviations<\/h4>\n

    FAQ<\/strong> = frequently asked questions<\/p>\n

    ASIT<\/strong> = Allergen-specific immunotherapy (new) = Hyposensitisation (old)<\/p>\n

    RK<\/strong> = reaction class[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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