AA	allergic asthma
AHR	airway hyperresponsiveness
AIT	allergen immunotherapy
AR	allergic rhinitis
ARA	atopic respiratory allergy
BAC	bronchial allergen challenge
BAT	basophil activation test
BD test	bronchodilator test
ECP	eosinophil cationic protein
εCSR	class switch recombination to IgE
FcεRI	high affinity receptor for IgE
FeNO	fractional exhaled nitric oxide
FEV1	forced expiratory volume in the 1st second
FnNO	fractional nasal nitric oxide
GINA	global initiative for asthma
HC	healthy non-atopic control
HDM	house dust mite
ICSIg	inhaled corticosteroidsimmunoglobulin
IL	interleukin
IL-4Rα	α subunit of IL-4 receptor
IL-5Rα	α subunit of IL-5 receptor
LAA	local allergic asthma
LAR	local allergic rhinitis
LRA	local respiratory allergy
NAC	nasal allergen challengenasal allergen challenge
NAR	non-allergic rhinitis
NK cell	natural killer cell
SQ-HDM	standardized quality brand-specific unit denoting the biological power of the extract
SCIT	subcutaneous immunotherapy
sIgE	allergen-specific IgE
sIgG4	allergen-specific IgG4
SLIT	sublingual immunotherapy
SPT	skin prick test
sT cell	allergen-specific T cell
sTh2 cell	allergen-specific Th2 cell
T2	type 2 inflammation