What is the effect of Ige immunoglobulin 302 IU ml?

Answer 1

1. STUDENT RESPONSE

IgE molecules are immunoglobulin class E molecules of complex biochemistry. The basic involvement of IgE molecules is in response to allergic reactions such as perrenial rhinitis and hayfever they are released from cells and aid in the immune response of the body. They bind to surface proteins found on bacteria and inhibit the bacteria from damaging the body. An elevated level of these means that you are currently in a secondary or tertiary etc stage of an initial infection. This is good since this means that your body has seen this infection before and can get rid of it faster. If however your body overresponds to the infection hypersensitivity can occur and this can cause coma and death (eg peanut and shellfish Allergies). This is unlikely for you would not have had time to write a question if this hypersensitivity response was happening in you.

2. Another Response

NOTE: I AM NOT A PHYSICICAN OR ANY OTHER KIND OF HEALTH PROFESSIONAL. YOU SHOULD RELY ON COMPETENT MEDICAL ADVICE.

Poking around on the Web, it looks to me like an Ige level of 302 IU/ml is somewhat above normal, which appears to be about 150 or less. It can be associated with some allergic reactions and sypmtoms, such as Asthma. So the effect might be you feel crummy. Ige's normal role appears to be in fighting infections, so an elevated reading could be a sign of such an infection. Taken by itself, without knowing other symptoms or blood chemistries, this reading has almost no usable meaning. Absent other issues or symptoms, it may mean nothing, since the troublesome levels appear to be into the thousands. I assume you had this checked on the advice of a physician who was investigating possible cause of particular symptoms. Only your physician, who has all the available facts and the training to interpret them, can competently evaluate the significance of this particular reading.