Identification and characterization of cross-reactive natural rubber latex and Ficus benjamina allergens

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 291-298

  Chen, Zhiping ^a,b   Düser, Maria ^a   Flagge, Angelika ^a   Maryska, Silke ^a   Sander, Ingrid ^a   Raulf Heimsoth, Monika ^a   Baur, Xaver ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b INSTITUT DER RUHR UNIVERSITÄT BOCHUM IPA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cross reactivity; Ficus benjamina; Hevein; Latex allergy; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CROSS REACTING ANTIGEN; FICUS BENJAMINA EXTRACT; HEVEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; LATEX; RUBBER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS ALLERGY; CROSS REACTION; FEMALE; FICUS BENJAMINA; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN TEST; TWO DIMENSIONAL GEL ELECTROPHORESIS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANTIMICROBIAL CATIONIC PEPTIDES; CROSS REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; LECTINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PLANT LECTINS; PLANT PROTEINS; ROSALES; RUBBER; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 0034509519     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000053641     Document Type: Article

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