Cross-reactions in the latex-fruit syndrome: A relevant role of chitinases but not of complex asparagine-linked glycans

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 104, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 681-687

  Diaz Perales, Araceli ^a   Collada, Carmen ^b   Blanco, Carlos ^c   Sanchez Monge, Rosa ^a   Carrillo, Teresa ^c   Aragoncillo, Cipriano ^b   Salcedo, Gabriel ^a,d  

^a Electrotechnical Section   (Spain)

^b Technical University of Madrid   (Spain)

^c Hospital Nuestra Senora del Pino   (Spain)

^d Clin Hosp Cd Universitaria S n   (Spain)

Author keywords

Class I chitinases; Cross reactions; Latex fruit syndrome; Plant complex glycans; Plant food allergens

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBOHYDRATE; CHITINASE; FOOD ALLERGEN; GLYCAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ALLERGENICITY; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; FRUIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; ASPARAGINE; CHITINASE; CROSS REACTIONS; FOOD HYPERSENSITIVITY; FRUIT; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POLYSACCHARIDES; RABBITS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0032822787     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0091-6749(99)70342-8     Document Type: Article

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