Specific monoclonal antibodies and human immunoglobulin E show that Hev b 5 is an abundant allergen in high protein powdered latex gloves

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 583-589

  Sutherland, M F ^a,b   Drew, A ^a,b   Rolland, J M ^a,b   Slater, J E ^c   Suphioglu, C ^a,b   O'Hehir, R E ^a,b,d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Co operative Research Centre for Asthma ^*  (Australia)

^c CENTER FOR BIOLOGICS EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hey b 5; Latex allergy; Latex gloves; Monoclonal antibodies; Recombinant proteins

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; MALTOSE BINDING PROTEIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTEIN; PROTEIN HEV B 5; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLERGY; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTACT SENSITIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CONTENT; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ALLERGENS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; PLANT PROTEINS; POWDERS; PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0036231982     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0954-7894.2002.01355.x     Document Type: Article

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