Egg Allergy : Diagnosis and Immunotherapy

Hypersensitivity or an allergy to chicken egg proteins is a predominant symptomatic condition affecting 1 in 20 children in Australia; however, an effective form of therapy has not yet been found. This occurs as the immune system of the allergic individual overreacts when in contact with egg allergens (egg proteins), triggering a complex immune response. The subsequent instantaneous inflammatory immune response is characterized by the excessive production of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody against the allergen, T-cell mediators and inflammation. Current allergen-specific approaches to egg allergy diagnosis and treatment lack consistency and therefore pose safety concerns among anaphylactic patients. Immunotherapy has thus far been found to be the most efficient way to treat and relieve symptoms, this includes oral immunotherapy (OIT) and sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT). A major limitation in immunotherapy, however, is the difficulty in preparing effective and safe extracts from natural allergen sources. Advances in molecular techniques allow for the production of safe and standardized recombinant and hypoallergenic egg variants by targeting the IgE-binding epitopes responsible for clinical allergic symptoms. Site-directed mutagenesis can be performed to create such safe hypoallergens for their potential use in future methods of immunotherapy, providing a feasible standardized therapeutic approach to target egg allergies safely.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:21

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 21(2020), 14 vom: 16. Juli

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dona, Dulashi Withanage [VerfasserIn]
Suphioglu, Cenk [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

37341-29-0
Allergens
Allergy
Egg Proteins
Egg allergens
Egg allergy
Epitopes
Hypersensitivity
Hypoallergens
Immunoglobulin E
Immunotherapy
Journal Article
Recombinant allergens
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 22.02.2021

Date Revised 11.11.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms21145010

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM31284543X