Molecular Diagnosis of Shrimp Allergy : Efficiency of Several Allergens to Predict Clinical Reactivity

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BACKGROUND: The diagnosis of shellfish allergy remains a challenge for clinicians. Several shellfish allergens have been characterized and their IgE epitopes identified. However, the clinical relevance of this sensitization is still not clear.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to identify allergens and epitopes associated with clinical reactivity to shrimp.

METHODS: Shrimp-sensitized subjects were recruited and grouped based on the history of shrimp-allergic reactions and challenge outcome. IgE reactivity to recombinant crustacean allergens, and IgE and IgG4 reactivity to peptides were determined. Subjects sensitized to dust mites and/or cockroach without shrimp sensitization or reported allergic reactions, as well as nonatopic individuals, were used as controls.

RESULTS: A total of 86 subjects were recruited with a skin prick test to shrimp; 74 reported shrimp-allergic reactions, 58 were allergic (38 positive double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge and 20 recent anaphylaxis), and 16 were tolerant. All subjects without a history of reactions had negative challenges. The individuals with a positive challenge more frequently recognized tropomyosin and sarcoplasmic calcium-binding proteins than those found tolerant by the challenge. Especially a sarcoplasmic-calcium-binding-protein positive test is very likely to result in a positive challenge, though the frequency of recognition is low. Subjects with dust mite and/or cockroach allergy not sensitized to shrimp recognized arginine kinase and hemocyanin. Several epitopes of these allergens may be important in predicting clinical reactivity.

CONCLUSION: Tropomyosin and sarcoplasmic-calcium-binding-protein sensitization is associated with clinical reactivity to shrimp. Myosin light chain testing may help in the diagnosis of clinical reactivity. Arginine kinase and hemocyanin appear to be cross-reacting allergens between shrimp and arthropods. Detection of IgE to these allergens and some of their epitopes may be better diagnostic tools in the routine workup of shrimp allergy.

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CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Jul-Aug;3(4):530-1. - PMID 26164576

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 3(2015), 4 vom: 24. Juli, Seite 521-9.e10

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pascal, Mariona [VerfasserIn]
Grishina, Galina [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Ariana C [VerfasserIn]
Sánchez-García, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Towle, David [VerfasserIn]
Ibañez, Maria Dolores [VerfasserIn]
Sastre, Joaquín [VerfasserIn]
Sampson, Hugh A [VerfasserIn]
Ayuso, Rosalia [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

37341-29-0
9013-72-3
Allergens
Arginine Kinase
Arginine kinase
Arthropod Proteins
Calcium-Binding Proteins
Component-resolved diagnosis
Controlled Clinical Trial
DBPCFC
EC 2.7.3.3
Epitope
Epitopes
Fatty-acid-binding protein
Hemocyanin
Hemocyanins
Immunoglobulin E
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Microarray
Myosin light chain
Recombinant Proteins
Sarcoplasmic calcium-binding protein
Shellfish allergy
Tropomyosin
Troponin C

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.04.2016

Date Revised 17.03.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2015 Jul-Aug;3(4):530-1. - PMID 26164576

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaip.2015.02.001

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NLM247071676