Identification of the Schistosoma japonicum 22.6-kDa antigen as a major target of the human IgE response: Similarity of IgE-binding epitopes to allergen peptides

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-104

  Santiago, Mario Luis ^a   Hafalla, Julius Clemence R ^a   Kurtis, Jonathan D ^b   Aligui, Gemiliano L ^a   Wiest, Peter M ^c   Olveda, Remigio M ^a   Olds, G Richard ^c   Dunne, David W ^d   Ramirez, Bernadette L ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Philippines)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allergen; IgE; Philippines; Schistosoma japonicum; Sj22.6; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; ANTIGEN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL CELL; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DNA LIBRARY; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ALLERGENS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CROSS REACTIONS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITOPE MAPPING; EPITOPES; HELMINTH PROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MEMBRANE GLYCOPROTEINS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTOZOAN VACCINES; RABBITS; SCHISTOSOMA JAPONICUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS JAPONICA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0031726981     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000023995     Document Type: Article

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