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Cacheiro-Llaguno C, Mösges R, Calzada D, González-de la Fuente S, Quintero E, Carnés J. Polysensitisation is associated with more severe symptoms: The reality of patients with allergy. Clin Exp Allergy 2024; 54:607-620. [PMID: 38676405 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND Studying the sensitisation profiles of patients with allergies allows for a deeper understanding of the disease which may facilitate the selection of the best-personalised allergen immunotherapy. This observational, cross-sectional, multicentre study aimed to demonstrate the heterogeneity of the German population with allergies by analysing specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) patterns towards aeroallergens and exploring the relationship between sensitisation and clinical symptoms. METHODS In total, 500 patients with allergies from different regions of Germany were recruited based on their case histories, clinical allergic symptoms and skin prick test data for aeroallergens. Serum samples were analysed using ImmunoCAP assays to determine sIgE levels for 33 allergenic sources and 43 molecular allergens. RESULTS Most patients (81%) were polysensitised. Betula verrucosa pollen was the most common cause of sensitisation (59%), followed by Phleum pratense (58%) and Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (44%). The highest prevalence rates of molecular allergens were observed for Bet v 1 (84%) from birch pollen, Phl p 1 from grass pollen (82%), Der p 2 (69%) from mites and Fel d 1 (69%) from cat. Polysensitisation was significantly associated with the presence of asthma and the severity of rhinitis symptoms. CONCLUSIONS Our findings show a high rate of polysensitisation and emphasise the importance of molecular diagnosis for more precise and comprehensive insights into sensitisation patterns and their association with clinical symptoms. These data may help improve personalised diagnosis and immunotherapy adapted to the needs of individual patients in the region.
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- IMSB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- ClinCompetence Cologne GmbH, Cologne, Germany
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- R&D Allergy and Immunology Unit, LETI Pharma, Madrid, Spain
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- IMSB, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
- Praxis Dr. Kasche und Kollegen, Hamburg, Germany
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Sheikh HM, Jha RK. Triggered Skin Sensitivity: Understanding Contact Dermatitis. Cureus 2024; 16:e59486. [PMID: 38826956 PMCID: PMC11142925 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.59486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/01/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024] Open
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Dermatitis, the incendiary reaction of the skin to various components, can manifest in various types, including atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, nummular eczema, seborrhoea, and stasis dermatitis. Atopic dermatitis is the most common skin disease in children and has a growing prevalence in recent years. It is characterized by extreme tingling, eczemous skin injuries, dryness of the skin, and a family history of atopic illnesses. Contact dermatitis (CD) is a common, irritating skin disorder caused by allergens and aggravating elements in the environment. It is the most common cause of work-related dermatitis and plays a substantial role in hand and face dermatitis. A complete restorative history is essential for establishing CD and identifying the allergies that cause it. Fix testing, skin tests for fast contact reactions, serum allergen-specific IgE testing, subjective and quantitative evaluation of allergens inside probable items patients were exposed to, and challenge testing are among the other diagnostic techniques. To avoid a breakdown and the continuation of the skin illness, early and suitable therapy is critical. Allergic dermatitis to contact (ACD) develops during the normal, delayed incendiary reaction and has a perplexing etiology. Accurate identification of the allergen that is causing the reaction allows for adequate individual avoidance. The major treatment alternatives continue to be corticosteroids. Nickel-contact dermatitis is an allergic reaction that affects both children and adults. Adverse contact dermatitis (ACD) is a frequent skin reaction to a common allergen that can affect both children and adults. Less than 10% of all diagnostic procedures in pediatric patients involve checking for ACD symptoms. To answer the clinical question, a thorough history is gathered based on appearance, age group, and dermatitis type. According to pediatricians in the US, metals, perfumes, topical antimicrobials, excessive chemicals, and fabric softeners are the most typical allergens.
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- Haris M Sheikh
- College of Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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- Biochemistry, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, IND
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Ball A, Khatri K, Glesner J, Vailes LD, Wünschmann S, Gabel SA, Mueller GA, Zhang J, Peebles RS, Chapman MD, Smith SA, Chruszcz M, Pomés A. Structural analysis of human IgE monoclonal antibody epitopes on dust mite allergen Der p 2. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2024:S0091-6749(24)00421-4. [PMID: 38697404 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2024.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2024] [Revised: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/09/2024] [Indexed: 05/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Human IgE (hIgE) mAbs against major mite allergen Der p 2 developed using human hybridoma technology were used for IgE epitope mapping and analysis of epitopes associated with the hIgE repertoire. OBJECTIVE We sought to elucidate the new hIgE mAb 4C8 epitope on Der p 2 and compare it to the hIgE mAb 2F10 epitope in the context of the allergenic structure of Der p 2. METHODS X-ray crystallography was used to determine the epitope of anti-Der p 2 hIgE mAb 4C8. Epitope mutants created by targeted mutagenesis were analyzed by immunoassays and in vivo using a human high-affinity IgE receptor (FcεRIα)-transgenic mouse model of passive systemic anaphylaxis. RESULTS The structure of recombinant Der p 2 with hIgE mAb 4C8 Fab was determined at 3.05 Å. The newly identified epitope region does not overlap with the hIgE mAb 2F10 epitope or the region recognized by 3 overlapping hIgE mAbs (1B8, 5D10, and 2G1). Compared with wild-type Der p 2, single or double 4C8 and 2F10 epitope mutants bound less IgE antibodies from allergic patients by as much as 93%. Human FcεRIα-transgenic mice sensitized by hIgE mAbs, which were susceptible to anaphylaxis when challenged with wild-type Der p 2, could no longer cross-link FcεRI to induce anaphylaxis when challenged with the epitope mutants. CONCLUSIONS These data establish the structural basis of allergenicity of 2 hIgE mAb nonoverlapping epitopes on Der p 2, which appear to make important contributions to the hIgE repertoire against Der p 2 and provide molecular targets for future design of allergy therapeutics.
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich; University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenn
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- Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich; University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC.
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Tuten Dal S, Sahiner UM, Soyer O, Sekerel BE. Mite allergen sensitization patterns in Turkish children: Age-related changes and molecular correlations. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2024; 35:e14093. [PMID: 38376849 DOI: 10.1111/pai.14093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mites are ubiquitous aeroallergens found worldwide. Elucidating individual mite allergen sensitization patterns provides critical insights for managing allergic diseases. This study aimed to investigate molecular allergen (MA) sensitization patterns across different age groups and explore cluster relationships among mite-sensitized children. METHODS We analyzed 76 children who exhibited sensitization to at least one of the 17 distinct mite MAs through microarray testing. RESULTS Dermatophagoides farinae exhibited a slightly higher prevalence of sensitization compared with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. Der p 1/2 and Der f 1/2 demonstrated an almost 40% sensitization rate, while Der p 10/Blo t 10, Der p 20, Der p 23, and Gly d 2/Lep d 2 displayed an approximately 20% sensitization rate. Sensitization levels and ratios increased significantly with age for Der p 23 but showed numerical rises for other MAs, except for Der p 10/Blo t 10. The presence of various types of atopic diseases had only a minimal impact on sensitization profiles. Strong correlations emerged between Der f 2 and Der p 2, Der p 10 and Blo t 10, Der p 21 and Blo t 5, as well as Gly d 2 and Lep d 2. Hierarchical cluster analysis substantiated these relationships. Der p 10 and its homolog Blo t 10-sensitive patients (15/76) were mostly seen as mono sensitization(12/15). Ten patients exhibited monosensitization to Der p 20, suggesting a possible association with scabies infection. CONCLUSION In children, mite sensitization diversity and levels increased with age. The presence of significant correlations/cluster relationships among these sensitizations underscores homologies among specific MAs.
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- Sevda Tuten Dal
- Department of Pediatric Allergy, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Pediatric Allergy, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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Haertlé J, Kienlin P, Begemann G, Werfel T, Roesner LM. Inhibition of IL-17 ameliorates keratinocyte-borne cytokine responses in an in vitro model for house-dust-mite triggered atopic dermatitis. Sci Rep 2023; 13:16628. [PMID: 37789035 PMCID: PMC10547677 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-42595-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 10/05/2023] Open
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A subgroup of patients suffering from atopic dermatitis (AD) does not respond to biologics therapy targeting the key players of type-2 inflammation, and it is an ongoing discussion whether skin-infiltrating Th17 cells may underlie this phenomenon. This study aimed to investigate the potential of allergen-induced, immune-cell derived IL-17 on the induction of inflammatory processes in keratinocytes. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells derived from respectively sensitized AD patients were stimulated with house dust mite (HDM) extract and cell culture supernatants were applied subsequently in absence or presence of secukinumab to primary human keratinocytes. Hereby we confirm that the immune response of sensitized AD patients to HDM contains aside from type-2 cytokines significant amounts of IL-17. Blocking IL-17 efficiently reduced the stimulation-induced changes in keratinocyte gene expression. IL-17-dependent transcriptional changes included increased expression of the cytokines IL-20 and IL-24 as well as Suppressor of Cytokine Siganling 3 (SOCS3), a negative feedback-regulator of the STAT3/IL-17/IL-24 immune response. We conclude that the immune response to HDM can induce pro-inflammatory cytokines from keratinocytes in AD, which in part is mediated via IL-17. Targeting IL-17 may turn out to be a reasonable alternative therapy in a subgroup of patients with moderate to severe AD and HDM sensitization.
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- Juliane Haertlé
- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Carl-Neuberg-Str.1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
- Cluster of Excellence RESIST (EXC 2155), Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany.
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Marcot C, Migueres N, Ott M, Khayath N, De Blay F. [Allergenic and chemical pollutants of indoor environments and asthma: Characterization, assessment and eviction]. Rev Mal Respir 2023; 40:630-645. [PMID: 37391338 DOI: 10.1016/j.rmr.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 07/02/2023]
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The environment of an asthmatic patient can contain numerous sources of pollutants that degrade the quality of indoor air and have major repercussions on the occurrence and control of asthma. Assessment and improvement of the quality of indoor air should be assigned a major role in pneumology and allergology consultations. Characterization of an asthmatic's environment entails a search for biological pollutants with mite allergens, mildew, and allergens resulting from the proximity of pets. It is important to evaluate the chemical pollution represented by exposure to volatile organic compounds, which are increasingly present in our lodgings. Active or second-hand smoking must in all circumstances be sought out and quantified. Assessment of the environment is mediated by several methods, of which the application depends not only on the pollutant sought out, but also on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), which has an essential role in quantification of biological pollutants. Attempts at expulsion of the different indoor environment pollutants is mediated by indoor environment advisors, whose efforts are aimed at obtaining reliable evaluation and control of indoor air. Implemented as a form of tertiary prevention, their methods are conducive to improved asthma control, in adults as well as children.
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- C Marcot
- Pôle de pathologie thoracique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
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- Pôle de pathologie thoracique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France; UMR 7357 laboratoire des sciences de l'ingénieur, de l'informatique et de l'imagerie ICUBE, Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle de pathologie thoracique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle de pathologie thoracique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France
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- Pôle de pathologie thoracique, hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67000 Strasbourg, France; Fédération translationnelle de médecine EA3070, université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
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Vidal-Quist JC, Declercq J, Vanhee S, Lambrecht BN, Gómez-Rial J, Vidal C, Aydogdu E, Rombauts S, Hernández-Crespo P. RNA viruses alter house dust mite physiology and allergen production with no detected consequences for allergenicity. INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 32:173-186. [PMID: 36511188 DOI: 10.1111/imb.12822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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RNA viruses have recently been detected in association with house dust mites, including laboratory cultures, dust samples, and mite-derived pharmaceuticals used for allergy diagnosis. This study aimed to assess the incidence of viral infection on Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus physiology and on the allergenic performance of extracts derived from its culture. Transcriptional changes between genetically identical control and virus-infected mite colonies were analysed by RNAseq with the support of a new D. pteronyssinus high-quality annotated genome (56.8 Mb, 108 scaffolds, N50 = 2.73 Mb, 96.7% BUSCO-completeness). Extracts of cultures and bodies from both colonies were compared by inspecting major allergen accumulation by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), allergen-related enzymatic activities by specific assays, airway inflammation in a mouse model of allergic asthma, and binding to allergic patient's sera IgE by ImmunoCAP. Viral infection induced a significant transcriptional response, including several immunity and stress-response genes, and affected the expression of seven allergens, putative isoallergens and allergen orthologs. Major allergens were unaffected except for Der p 23 that was upregulated, increasing ELISA titers up to 29% in infected-mite extracts. By contrast, serine protease allergens Der p 3, 6 and 9 were downregulated, being trypsin and chymotrypsin enzymatic activities reduced up to 21% in extracts. None of the parameters analysed in our mouse model, nor binding to human IgE were significantly different when comparing control and infected-mite extracts. Despite the described physiological impact of viral infection on the mites, no significant consequences for the allergenicity of derived extracts or their practical use in allergy diagnosis have been detected.
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- José Cristian Vidal-Quist
- Entomología Aplicada a la Agricultura y la Salud, Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana y de Plantas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation and Mucosal Immunology, VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Laboratorio de Inmunogenética, Unidad de Inmunología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergología, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago (CHUS), Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Center for Plant Systems Biology, VIB, Ghent, Belgium
- Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Entomología Aplicada a la Agricultura y la Salud, Departamento de Biotecnología Microbiana y de Plantas, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (CIB), CSIC, Madrid, Spain
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Current advances in house dust mite allergen immunotherapy (AIT): Routes of administration, biomarkers and molecular allergen profiling. Mol Immunol 2023; 155:124-134. [PMID: 36806944 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2023.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023]
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Allergy to house dust mites (HDM) is a perennial respiratory disease that affect more than half a billion people worldwide. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and D. farinae, two HDM species, are major sources of indoor allergens triggering allergic inflammation. Although symptomatic drugs are widely used to block the allergic reaction, allergen immunotherapy is the only curative treatment of IgE-mediated type I respiratory allergies. In this article, we review recent advances in various routes of allergen immunotherapy. We particularly focus on subcutaneous (SCIT) and sublingual (SLIT) immunotherapy, used as a reference therapy since they have transformed allergic treatments by improving symptoms (asthma and rhinitis) as well as the quality of life of patients. We also highlight recent data in more exploratory routes (i.e., oral, intralymphatic, epicutaneous and intradermal) and discuss respective advantages of various route, as well as their foreseen modes of action. Finally, we provide an update on biomarkers as well as on the relevance of the molecular profiling of allergic individuals related to treatment efficacy or asthma prediction.
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Dramburg S, Hilger C, Santos AF, de Las Vecillas L, Aalberse RC, Acevedo N, Aglas L, Altmann F, Arruda KL, Asero R, Ballmer-Weber B, Barber D, Beyer K, Biedermann T, Bilo MB, Blank S, Bosshard PP, Breiteneder H, Brough HA, Bublin M, Campbell D, Caraballo L, Caubet JC, Celi G, Chapman MD, Chruszcz M, Custovic A, Czolk R, Davies J, Douladiris N, Eberlein B, Ebisawa M, Ehlers A, Eigenmann P, Gadermaier G, Giovannini M, Gomez F, Grohman R, Guillet C, Hafner C, Hamilton RG, Hauser M, Hawranek T, Hoffmann HJ, Holzhauser T, Iizuka T, Jacquet A, Jakob T, Janssen-Weets B, Jappe U, Jutel M, Kalic T, Kamath S, Kespohl S, Kleine-Tebbe J, Knol E, Knulst A, Konradsen JR, Korošec P, Kuehn A, Lack G, Le TM, Lopata A, Luengo O, Mäkelä M, Marra AM, Mills C, Morisset M, Muraro A, Nowak-Wegrzyn A, Nugraha R, Ollert M, Palosuo K, Pastorello EA, Patil SU, Platts-Mills T, Pomés A, Poncet P, Potapova E, Poulsen LK, Radauer C, Radulovic S, Raulf M, Rougé P, Sastre J, Sato S, Scala E, Schmid JM, Schmid-Grendelmeier P, Schrama D, Sénéchal H, Traidl-Hoffmann C, Valverde-Monge M, van Hage M, van Ree R, Verhoeckx K, Vieths S, Wickman M, Zakzuk J, Matricardi PM, Hoffmann-Sommergruber K. EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide 2.0. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2023; 34 Suppl 28:e13854. [PMID: 37186333 DOI: 10.1111/pai.13854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 57.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Since the discovery of immunoglobulin E (IgE) as a mediator of allergic diseases in 1967, our knowledge about the immunological mechanisms of IgE-mediated allergies has remarkably increased. In addition to understanding the immune response and clinical symptoms, allergy diagnosis and management depend strongly on the precise identification of the elicitors of the IgE-mediated allergic reaction. In the past four decades, innovations in bioscience and technology have facilitated the identification and production of well-defined, highly pure molecules for component-resolved diagnosis (CRD), allowing a personalized diagnosis and management of the allergic disease for individual patients. The first edition of the "EAACI Molecular Allergology User's Guide" (MAUG) in 2016 rapidly became a key reference for clinicians, scientists, and interested readers with a background in allergology, immunology, biology, and medicine. Nevertheless, the field of molecular allergology is moving fast, and after 6 years, a new EAACI Taskforce was established to provide an updated document. The Molecular Allergology User's Guide 2.0 summarizes state-of-the-art information on allergen molecules, their clinical relevance, and their application in diagnostic algorithms for clinical practice. It is designed for both, clinicians and scientists, guiding health care professionals through the overwhelming list of different allergen molecules available for testing. Further, it provides diagnostic algorithms on the clinical relevance of allergenic molecules and gives an overview of their biology, the basic mechanisms of test formats, and the application of tests to measure allergen exposure.
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- Stephanie Dramburg
- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Women and Children's Health (Pediatric Allergy), School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Children's Allergy Service, Evelina London, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Sanquin Research, Dept Immunopathology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Landsteiner Laboratory, Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Colombia
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Sao Paulo, Brasil, Brazil
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- Ambulatorio di Allergologia, Clinica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano, Italy
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- Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Applied Molecular Medicine Nemesio Diez (IMMAND), Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad San Pablo CEU, CEU Universities, Madrid, Spain
- RETIC ARADyAL and RICORS Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Clinical and Molecular Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Allergy Unit Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Ospedali Riuniti di Ancona, Torrette, Italy
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- Center of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Women and Children's Health (Pediatric Allergy), School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Children's Allergy Service, Evelina London, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Allergy and Immunology, Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney Children's Hospitals Network, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Child and Adolescent Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Colombia
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- Pediatric Allergy Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Centro DH Allergologia e Immunologia Clinica ASST- MANTOVA (MN), Mantova, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, USA
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- National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Faculty of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of Luxembourg, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Queensland University of Technology, Centre for Immunology and Infection Control, School of Biomedical Sciences, Herston, Queensland, Australia
- Metro North Hospital and Health Service, Emergency Operations Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Paediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergy Biederstein, School of Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara National Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan
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- Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Immunology and Dermatology/ Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Allergy Unit, Department of Child and Adolescent, University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Allergy Unit IBIMA-Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Malaga, Spain
- Spanish Network for Allergy research RETIC ARADyAL, Malaga, Spain
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- NYU Langone Health, Department of Internal Medicine, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital St. Poelten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, St. Poelten, Austria
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- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, Paris Lodron University Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Paracelsus Private Medical University, Salzburg, Austria
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- Institute for Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Laboratory of Protein Science, Graduate School of Life Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Dermatology and Allergology, University Medical Center, Justus Liebig University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Division of Clinical and Molecular Allergology, Priority Research Area Asthma and Allergy, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
- Leibniz Lung Center, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Center for Lung Research, Germany
- Interdisciplinary Allergy Outpatient Clinic, Dept. of Pneumology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital St. Poelten, Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, St. Poelten, Austria
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr- Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Allergy & Asthma Center Westend, Outpatient Clinic and Clinical Research Center, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Immunology and Dermatology/ Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology and Dermatology/ Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Women's and Children's Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Pediatric Allergy and Pulmonology Unit at Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- University Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia
- Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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- Department of Women and Children's Health (Pediatric Allergy), School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Children's Allergy Service, Evelina London, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Center for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Immunology and Dermatology/ Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health and Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- RETIC ARADyAL and RICORS Enfermedades Inflamatorias (REI), Madrid, Spain
- Allergy Section, Internal Medicine Department, Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Allergy, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
- Pediatric Department, Skin and Allergy Hospital, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Infection, Immunity and Respiratory Medicine, School of Biological Sciences, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Food Allergy Referral Centre, Department of Woman and Child Health, Padua University Hospital, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Hassenfeld Children's Hospital, New York, New York, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Collegium Medicum, University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Molecular Allergy Research Laboratory, College of Public Health, Medical and Veterinary Sciences, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
- Department of Aquatic Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, IPB University, Bogor, Indonesia
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- Department of Infection and Immunity, Luxembourg Institute of Health, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
- Odense Research Center for Anaphylaxis, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Allergology, Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
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- Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Departments of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
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- Institut Pasteur, Immunology Department, Paris, France
- Allergy & Environment Research Team Armand Trousseau Children Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Allergy Clinic, Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Copenhagen University Hospital-Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Women and Children's Health (Pediatric Allergy), School of Life Course Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
- Children's Allergy Service, Evelina London, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr- Universität Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- UMR 152 PharmaDev, IRD, Université Paul Sabatier, Faculté de Pharmacie, Toulouse, France
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- Allergy Service, Fundación Jiménez Díaz; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES); Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Department, 2nd Paediatric Clinic, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Clinical and Laboratory Molecular Allergy Unit - IDI- IRCCS, Fondazione L M Monti Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
- Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education CK-CARE, Davos, Switzerland
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- Centre of Marine Sciences (CCMAR), Universidade do Algarve, Faro, Portugal
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- Allergy & Environment Research Team Armand Trousseau Children Hospital, APHP, Paris, France
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- Christine Kühne Center for Allergy Research and Education CK-CARE, Davos, Switzerland
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Allergy Service, Fundación Jiménez Díaz; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CIBERES); Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medicine Solna, Division of Immunology and Allergy, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
- Department of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Experimental Immunology and Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology and Dermatology/ Allergology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Colombia
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Fernandes AMS, da Silva ES, Silveira EF, Belitardo EMMDA, Santiago LF, Silva RC, Dos Santos Alves V, Carneiro DM, Ferreira F, Jacquet A, Pacheco LGC, Alcantara-Neves NM, Pinheiro CS. Recombinant T-cell epitope conjugation: A new approach for Dermatophagoides hypoallergen design. Clin Exp Allergy 2023; 53:198-209. [PMID: 36176209 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is the only clinical approach that can potentially cure some allergic diseases by inducing immunological tolerance. Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus is considered as the most important source of mite allergens worldwide, with high sensitization rates for the major allergens Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23. The aim of this work is to generate a hypoallergenic hybrid molecule containing T-cell epitopes from these three major allergens. METHODS The hybrid protein termed Der p 2231 containing T-cell epitopes was purified by affinity chromatography. The human IgE reactivity was verified by comparing those with the parental allergens. The hybrid was also characterized immunologically through an in vivo mice model. RESULTS The hybrid rDer p 2231 stimulated in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) isolated from allergic patients with higher levels of IL- 2, IL-10, IL-15 and IFN-γ, as well as lower levels of IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, TNF-α and GM-CSF. The use of hybrid molecules as a therapeutic model in D. pteronyssinus allergic mice led to the reduction of IgE production and lower eosinophilic peroxidase activity in the airways. We found increased levels of IgG antibodies that blocked the IgE binding to the parental allergens in the serum of allergic patients. Furthermore, the stimulation of splenocytes from mice treated with rDer p 2231 induced higher levels of IL-10 and IFN-γ and decreased the secretion of IL-4 and IL-5, when compared with parental allergens and D. pteronyssinus extract. CONCLUSIONS rDer p 2231 has the potential to be used in AIT in patients co-sensitized with D. pteronyssinus major allergens, once it was able to reduce IgE production, inducing allergen-specific blocking antibodies, restoring and balancing Th1/Th2 immune responses, and inducing regulatory T-cells.
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- Antônio Márcio Santana Fernandes
- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Programas de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Department of Biosciences and Medical Biology, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Programas de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Programas de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Alergia e Acarologia, Departamento de Ciências da Biointeração, Instituto de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.,Programas de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia da Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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Allergen-Immuntherapie bei Hausstaubmilben-assoziierter allergischer Rhinitis: Wirksamkeit der 300 IR-Milbentablette. ALLERGO JOURNAL 2023. [DOI: 10.1007/s15007-022-5665-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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Lopandić Z, Dragačević L, Kosanović D, Burazer L, Gavrović-Jankulović M, Minić R. Differences in mouse strains determine the outcome of Der p 2 allergy induction protocols. J Immunol Methods 2022; 511:113382. [PMID: 36323342 DOI: 10.1016/j.jim.2022.113382] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2022] [Revised: 10/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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In vivo animal models can provide worthy information on various aspects of asthma mechanism and pathogenesis. The genetic predisposition and phenotype of mice may affect the immune response itself. Here we compare the early immune response to Der p 2 or HDM allergen extract upon injection and inhalation in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice. Female C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice were immunized with Der p 2 allergen subcutaneously followed by inhalation of Der p 2 or HDM extract. After challenge, the mice were euthanized; blood, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL), spleens and lungs were collected. Cells from BAL were identified by May-Grünwald Giemsa staining and lung leukocyte populations were analyzed by flow cytometry. Serum antibody levels of Der p 2 specific IgE, IgG, IgG1 and IgG2a were assessed by ELISA, and cytokine secretion (IL-4, IFN-γ and IL-10) was evaluated upon stimulation with Der p 2 or HDM extract. The Th2 immune response was confirmed by elevated allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) and the allergic reaction was evidenced by infiltration of eosinophils and/or neutrophils into BAL. We found that BALB/c mice were inefficient in integrating local with systemic immune response, evidenced by almost no IgG or IgE production upon one subcutaneous injection and subsequent inhalation of Der p 2 allergen; also, the bronchoalveolar lavage infiltrate in these mice consisted of neutrophil infiltration, unlike C57BL/6 mice in which eosinophilic infiltrate predominated. The differences between BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice strains could be exploited for generating different types of responses to the Der p 2 allergen.
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- Zorana Lopandić
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Vojvode Stepe 458, 11152 Belgrade, Serbia; Group for Immunology, Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, dr Subotića 4, Belgrade, Serbia.
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Potapova E, Bordas-Le Floch V, Schlederer T, Vrtala S, Huang HJ, Canonica GW, Valenta R, Matricardi PM, Mascarell L. Molecular reactivity profiling upon immunotherapy with a 300 IR sublingual house dust mite tablet reveals marked humoral changes towards major allergens. Allergy 2022; 77:3084-3095. [PMID: 35474582 DOI: 10.1111/all.15327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2022] [Revised: 03/21/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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BACKGROUND Molecular antibody reactivity profiles have not yet been studied in depth in patients treated by sublingual house dust mite (HDM) tablet immunotherapy. Humoral immune responses to a large panel of HDM mite allergens were studied using allergen microarray technology in a subset of clinically defined high and low responder patients from a double-blind placebo-controlled allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) trial using sublingual 300 IR HDM tablets. METHODS Serum levels of IgE, IgG and IgG4 to 13 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus molecules were measured at baseline and after 1-year AIT, using allergen microarrays in 100 subjects exhibiting high or low clinical benefit. RESULTS Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 were the most frequently recognized allergens in the study population. Patients with HDM-related asthma had significantly higher allergen-specific IgE levels to Der p 1 and Der p 23. No significant difference in the distribution of allergen sensitization pattern was observed between high and low responders. An increase in serum allergen-specific IgG and IgG4 occurred upon AIT, in particular to allergens Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 (p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS We confirm for our study population that Der p 1- and Der p 23-specific IgE levels are associated with asthma. IgE reactivity profiles were not predicitive of sublingual AIT outcomes, with 300 IR tablets as efficacious in pauci- and multi-sensitized subjects. Our study is the first to demonstrate the induction of IgG and IgG4 specific for the HDM allergens Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 by sublingual AIT.
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- Ekaterina Potapova
- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna and Krems, Austria
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna and Krems, Austria
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna and Krems, Austria
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- Personalized Medicine, Asthma and Allergy, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Division of Immunopathology, Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna and Krems, Austria.,NRC Institute of Immunology, Federal Biomedical Agency of Russia, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Sechenov First State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences, Krems, Austria
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- Department of Pediatric Pulmonology, Immunology and Critical Care Medicine, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Khatri K, Richardson CM, Glesner J, Kapingidza AB, Mueller GA, Zhang J, Dolamore C, Vailes LD, Wünschmann S, Peebles RS, Chapman MD, Smith SA, Chruszcz M, Pomés A. Human IgE monoclonal antibody recognition of mite allergen Der p 2 defines structural basis of an epitope for IgE cross-linking and anaphylaxis in vivo. PNAS NEXUS 2022; 1:pgac054. [PMID: 35799831 PMCID: PMC9248284 DOI: 10.1093/pnasnexus/pgac054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
Abstract
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody is a critical effector molecule for adaptive allergen-induced immune responses, which affect up to 40% of the population worldwide. Allergens are usually innocuous molecules but induce IgE antibody production in allergic subjects. Allergen cross-linking of IgE bound to its high affinity receptor (FcεRI) on mast cells and basophils triggers release of histamine and other mediators that cause allergic symptoms. Little is known about the direct allergen-IgE antibody interaction due to the polyclonal nature of serum IgE and the low frequency of IgE-producing B cells in blood. Here, we report the X-ray crystal structure of a house dust mite allergen, Der p 2, in complex with Fab of a human IgE monoclonal antibody (mAb) isolated by hybridoma technology using human B cells from an allergic subject. This IgE mAb, 2F10, has the correct pairing of heavy and light chains as it occurs in vivo. Key amino acids forming the IgE epitope on Der p 2 were identified. Mutation of these residues ablated their functional ability to cross-link IgE in a mouse model of passive systemic anaphylaxis. These analyses revealed an important conformational epitope associated with the IgE antibody repertoire to a major mite allergen.
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- Kriti Khatri
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
- Duke Human Vaccine Institute, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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Hasegawa A, Utsumi D, Lund K, Okano M, Ohashi-Doi K, Okubo K. Correlation between sensitization to house dust mite major allergens, age, and symptoms in Japanese house dust mite allergic subjects. Int Immunopharmacol 2022; 107:108640. [PMID: 35217338 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2022.108640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Der p 23 has recently been recognized as a new house dust mite (HDM) major allergen that may be linked to the development of asthma in HDM allergic patients. This study aimed to investigate the frequency of sensitization to HDM major allergen components including Der p 23 and to examine the correlation between HDM-sensitization and AR symptom score in Japanese HDM allergic rhinitis (AR) patients without allergic asthma. Serum samples (n = 120) collected from Japanese HDM AR patients (12 to 64 years) without asthma were assessed for allergen-specific IgE (s-IgE) by ImmunoCAP (Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus; Der p) extract, Der p 23) or immunosolid-phase allergen chip (Der p 1, Der p 2). Japanese HDM AR patients without asthma showed a high prevalence of allergic sensitization to the HDM major allergens Der p 1 (94.2%), Der p 2 (97.5%) and Der p 23 (71.7%). No difference in the prevalence was detected for Der p 1 and Der p 2 s-IgE among three age groups. However, the prevalence of Der p 23 s-IgE was significantly higher in the younger group compared to the elderly group. No significant correlation was found between AR symptom scores and concentration of s-IgE towards Der p extract and any of the three HDM major allergens. Although the prevalence of sensitization towards D. pteronyssinus major allergens is high in Japanese AR patients without asthma, there was no correlation between allergen specific IgE including IgE towards Der p 23 and AR symptom in this population.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, International University of Health and Welfare Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan
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- Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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Shokouhi Shoormasti R, Rafaiani C, Fazlollahi MR, Kazemnejad A, Mahloojirad M, Moslemi M, Abbasi JM, Moin M, Pourpak Z, Mari A. Molecular Profile of Specific IgE to Allergenic Components in Allergic Adults Using Allergen Nano-Bead Array. Clin Exp Allergy 2022; 52:942-953. [PMID: 35174570 DOI: 10.1111/cea.14113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2021] [Revised: 01/26/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND An increasing interest in the field of molecular diagnosis of allergy has been developed in recent years and it goes to be as the routine in-vitro protocol in allergy diagnosis. Friendly Allergen Nano-bead Array (FABER) is a new multiplex assay for the evaluation of specific IgE against 244 allergens including whole extracts and allergenic molecules. The research intended to assess the pattern of IgE sensitization to allergenic components of allergens in allergic adults using FABER 244. METHODS Sixty patients with allergic diseases entered this cross-sectional study. Specific IgE to 122 whole allergens extracts and 122 allergenic components was assessed using an allergen nano-bead array (FABER) for all patients. This test includes inhalant and food allergens. RESULTS Thirty-seven patients were male (61.7%). The mean (SD) age of patients was 30.73(±6.87) years. As the allergen nano-bead array results showed, Lolium perenne (63.3%), Phleum pretense (60%), and Platanus acerifolia (51.7%) were considered as the most common IgE-sensitizations to the aeroallergen extracts. Moreover, Lol p 1, Phl p 1.0102, and Cup a 1 were found as the most frequent allergenic components in our allergic patients. Among protein families, CCD bearing proteins, expansin, cysteine protease, and profilin families illustrated the highest allergic sensitization. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study demonstrated that despite the higher prevalence of sensitization to Salsola kali (47.2%) using extract-based assays in the previous phase of this research, allergenic components of grasses (Lol p 1, Phl p 1.0102), Cup a 1 as well as Sal k1 as the major components of Cupressuss arizonica and Salsola kali showed the higher sensitization, respectively in adults' allergic patients using FABER test.
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- Associated Centers for Molecular Allergology, CAAM, Rome, Italy
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- Immunology, Asthma, and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology, Asthma, and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Blood Transfusion Organization Research Center, Tehran, Iran
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- Asthma and Allergy Center, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch of Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology, Asthma, and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Immunology, Asthma, and Allergy Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Associated Centers for Molecular Allergology, CAAM, Rome, Italy
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Lee H, Ryu JH, Choi AR, Kim Y, Oh EJ. Inter-laboratory comparison of semiquantitative allergen-specific Immunoglobulin E test: 7 years of experience in Korea. J Clin Lab Anal 2022; 36:e24222. [PMID: 34994992 PMCID: PMC8842192 DOI: 10.1002/jcla.24222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2021] [Revised: 11/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Multiple allergen simultaneous test (MAST) is widely used as a screening tool for allergic diseases and has the advantage of providing specific IgE (sIgE) results for various allergens in semiquantitative class. We have continuously conducted external quality assessment (EQA) since 2012 for clinical laboratories performing MAST using AdvanSure allergy screen test (LG CHEM, Korea). This study provides an account of the EQA experience. METHODS Samples were prepared using pooled sera collected from patients with suspected allergic disease and sent to each laboratory twice a year. Each round included 4-6 serum samples with sIgE for 10-20 inhaled or food allergens. The acceptable class value was the most frequently reported MAST class ±1 titer that exceeded 80% of the total laboratory results. RESULTS The average number of participating laboratories was 76 (49-90) and the average response rate was 97.3% during the entire survey period. The acceptable rates were consistently high at 97.7% ± 3.7%. Of the total 537 trials, 18 trials (3.4%) were regarded as nonconsensus results, in which acceptable answers did not exceed 80%. For unacceptable results, the false-negative rate (1.5% ± 2.8%) was higher than the false-positive rate (0.8% ± 2.7%) (p < 0.001). MAST class results were correlated with quantitative IgE results by ImmunoCAP (Spearman's correlation coefficient of 0.682 (p < 0.001) and gamma index of 0.777 (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Although EQA for MAST showed a high level of acceptable answer, some allergen assays require harmonization. Continuous performance of systematic EQA is needed to improve the accuracy of sIgE assays and quality control in clinical laboratories.
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- Hyeyoung Lee
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic Kwandong University, Incheon, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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González-Pérez R, Poza-Guedes P, Pineda F, Castillo M, Sánchez-Machín I. House Dust Mite Precision Allergy Molecular Diagnosis (PAMD@) in the Th2-prone Atopic Dermatitis Endotype. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:1418. [PMID: 34947948 PMCID: PMC8705438 DOI: 10.3390/life11121418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/11/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Atopic dermatitis (AD) endotyping might be important for developing personalized diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to the different phenotypes. The current study investigated the IgE molecular profile to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) in a subset of patients afflicted with varying severity stages of atopic dermatitis in a subtropical region subjected to a high perennial house dust mite (HDM) exposure. We selected patients showing a clinically relevant sensitization to HDM with mild-to-moderate and severe AD according to their basal Severity Scoring Atopic Dermatitis (SCORAD) index. Skin prick test (SPT) with standardized mite extracts, as well as a Precision Allergy Molecular Diagnosis (PAMD@) panel including nine different D. pteronyssinus allergens and the related protein allergenic characterization, were assessed in all serum samples. A total of 80 European American AD patients with the marked T2 endotype confirmed their eligibility for the study. Major allergens (Der p 23, Der p 2, and Der p 1) were present in more than 86% of all subjects, with mid-tier allergens (Der p 5, Der p 7, and Der p 21) reaching up to 65%. A serodominant role for Der p 11 could not be quantitatively confirmed in the present cohort. The proposed component resolved diagnosis (CRD) panel appeared to be sufficient to obtain a precise D. pteronyssinus molecular diagnosis in AD patients subjected to a climate-dependent high-mite allergen exposure. The raised seroprevalence of IgE response to Der p 23 confirmed this constituent as a major D. pteronyssinus allergen in severe stages of atopic dermatitis. A clinically driven molecular approach appears to be essential to frame a more precise diagnosis and therapy of this heterogeneous allergic condition.
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- Ruperto González-Pérez
- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, 38320 Tenerife, Spain; (P.P.-G.); (I.S.-M.)
- Severe Asthma Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, 38320 Tenerife, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, 38320 Tenerife, Spain; (P.P.-G.); (I.S.-M.)
- Severe Asthma Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, 38320 Tenerife, Spain
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The Dynamics of Mycobiota Development in Various Types of Wood Dust Depending on the Dust Storage Conditions. FORESTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/f12121786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Solid or processed wood, and wood waste in particular (dust, shavings, etc.) are the source of a number of health hazards for workers in the wood industry. One of the many negative health effects of exposure to fungi is allergic diseases caused by hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of wood species and the degree of dust fragmentation, resulting from processing conditions and storage conditions on the level of wood dust contamination with microscopic fungi during 1 year of storage. An additional aspect of the research was the assessment of the influence of the antioxidant wood bioactive compounds on the development of A. alternata microscopic fungi. It was found that the conditions in which wood dust is stored significantly affect the development of microscopic fungi, especially fungi of the genus Alternaria. The results indicate that temperature is the determining factor, not the relative humidity of the air. The degree of dust fragmentation resulting from the sanding paper grit also has a significant impact on the development of microscopic fungi. Finer dust is more susceptible to the development of microscopic fungi. The antioxidant activity of the wood from which the dust was formed was found to have a significant impact on the development of microscopic fungi. An inverse relationship was observed, indicating the strong activity of antimicrobial substances. Gaining comprehensive knowledge of how all factors affect each other is a key step in understanding the risk and implementing measures to prevent and protect the work environment.
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Letrán A, García I, Espinazo-Romeu M, Moreno-Aguilar C, Moreno F. Cut-off value of D. pteronyssinus specific IgE in double negative patients Der p 1 and Der p 2 and its clinical repercussion. Sci Rep 2021; 11:23585. [PMID: 34880341 PMCID: PMC8655041 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-03005-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Accessibility to more precise diagnostic techniques such as component resolved diagnostics (CRD), provides us with an important advance in diagnostic aspects as well as treatment. The subject of this study aims to better understand the profiles of sensitization to Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23 and to know to what extent their use could help us in optimizing the decision-making for their treatment with Specific Immunotherapy. Cross-sectional study of subjects older than 5 years, diagnosed with allergy to HDM using skin prick test and sIgE, with symptoms of rhinitis and/or asthma. Total and specific IgE was determined to D. pteronyssinus, nDer p 1, rDer p 2 and rDer p 23 using ImmunoCAP. 240 patients were recruited (97.1% rhinitis and 46.25% rhinitis and asthma). Four different phenotypes were observed: positive or negative for sIgE nDer p 1 and/or IgE rDer p 2. 17% of these patients sIgE were double negative for Der p 1 and Der p 2 (increasing with age and with significantly lower sIgE levels than the rest of the groups). Using ROC curves, value less than 2.18 KUA/L for D. pteronyssinus sIgE gave us a sensitivity and specificity of 0.882 and 0.985, respectively, to double negative IgE nDer p 1 and IgE rDer p 2 group. Despite positive SPT and sIgE to D. pteronyssinus, 17% of the studied population is IgE nDer p 1 and IgE rDer p 2 double negative, with a cut-off value of 2.18 KU/L, which is very relevant for taking of decisions in prescription of AIT. The double positive population sIgE nDer p 1 and IgE rDer p 2 is associated with asthma compared to the other groups and this does not seem to be influenced by IgE rDer p 23.
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- Antonio Letrán
- Servicio de Alergología e Inmunología, CM ASISA Lobatón, Cádiz, Spain
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- GC01 Laboratorio de Inmunología y Alergia, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Avenida Menéndez Pidal, S/N, 14004, Córdoba, Spain.
- National Network ARADyAL, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
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- GC01 Laboratorio de Inmunología y Alergia, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/Reina Sofia University Hospital/University of Cordoba, Avenida Menéndez Pidal, S/N, 14004, Córdoba, Spain
- National Network ARADyAL, Health Institute Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Department of Immunology and Allergy, Reina Sofia University Hospital, Cordoba, Spain
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- Servicio de Alergología e Inmunología, CM ASISA Lobatón, Cádiz, Spain
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Hong MH, Kashif A, Kim G, Park BS, Lee NR, Yang EJ, Mun JY, Choi H, Kim SH, Kim HJ, Lee SJ, Lee JS, Hong Y, Kim IS. Der p 38 Is a Bidirectional Regulator of Eosinophils and Neutrophils in Allergy. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2021; 207:1735-1746. [PMID: 34462314 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2001144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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The house dust mite is the most common cause of allergic diseases, and TLR4 acts as an overarching receptor for allergic responses. This study aimed to identify novel allergen binding to TLR4 in house dust mites and unveil its unique role in allergic responses. Der p 38 was purified and characterized by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry-based peptide mapping. Biolayer interferometry and structure modeling unveiled TLR4-binding activity and the structure of recombinant Der p 38. The allergenicity of Der p 38 was confirmed by a skin prick test, and basophil activation and dot blot assays. The skin prick test identified 24 out of 45 allergic subjects (53.3%) as Der p 38+ subjects. Der p 38-augmented CD203c expression was noted in the basophils of Der p 38+ allergic subjects. In animal experiments with wild-type and TLR4 knockout BALB/c mice, Der p 38 administration induced the infiltration of neutrophils as well as eosinophils and exhibited clinical features similar to asthma via TLR4 activation. Persistent Der p 38 administration induced severe neutrophil inflammation. Der p 38 directly suppressed the apoptosis of allergic neutrophils and eosinophils, and enhanced cytokine production in human bronchial epithelial cells, inhibiting neutrophil apoptosis. The mechanisms involved TLR4, LYN, PI3K, AKT, ERK, and NF-κB. These findings may contribute to a deep understanding of Der p 38 as a bridge allergen between eosinophilic and neutrophilic inflammation in the pathogenic mechanisms of allergy.
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- Min Hwa Hong
- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan, Republic of Korea
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- Neural Circuit Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea.,Neural Circuit Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea
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- Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Eulji University, Daejeon, Republic of Korea; and
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Wonkwang Health Science University, Iksan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea.,Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea; .,Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu, Republic of Korea
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González-Pérez R, El-Qutob D, Letrán A, Matheu V. Precision Medicine in Mite Allergic Rhinitis. FRONTIERS IN ALLERGY 2021; 2:724727. [PMID: 35387006 PMCID: PMC8974769 DOI: 10.3389/falgy.2021.724727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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It is well-known that a correct diagnosis is necessary for effective treatment. In the case of allergic rhinitis due to mites, imprecise diagnosis with effective but improvable methods means that in many cases an optimal result is not reached in patients. The diagnosis of allergic rhinitis due to mite sensitization have to require more homogeneously reproducible diagnostic tests that try to encompass many more of the protein antigens contained in them. With the few proteins that the problem has usually focused on, there is no they would cover many of the clinically relevant allergens in a large proportion of patients. In this mini-review we try to highlight the importance of having good allergenic sources and briefly gather information on various allergenic proteins included in mites that could be clinically relevant. All this to try to get closer to a more accurate diagnosis. We are also talking about two diagnostic tools that are clearly out of use and that should be promoted in the consultations to obtain an even greater and better outcome in patients.
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- Ruperto González-Pérez
- Allergy Department, Complejo Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, University Hospital of La Plana, Villarreal, Spain
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- Allergy Unit, Hospital HLA Jerez Puerta del Sur, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Complejo Hospital Universitario de Canarias, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Spain
- *Correspondence: Víctor Matheu
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Retzinger AC, Retzinger GS. The Acari Hypothesis, II: Interspecies Operability of Pattern Recognition Receptors. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10091220. [PMID: 34578252 PMCID: PMC8468033 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10091220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hypersensitivity to galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-gal) is an informative example of a pathologic IgE-mediated process. By way of their saliva, ticks are able to sensitize humans to tick dietary elements that express α-gal. Mites, which along with ticks constitute the phyletic subclass Acari, feed on proteinaceous foodstuffs that represent most, if not all, human allergens. Given: (1) the gross nature of the pathophysiological reactions of allergy, especially anaphylaxis, (2) the allergenicity of acarian foodstuffs, and (3) the relatedness of ticks and mites, it has been hypothesized that human-acarian interactions are cardinal to the pathogenesis of allergy. In this report, a means by which such interactions contribute to that pathogenesis is proposed.
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- Andrew C. Retzinger
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Camden Clark Medical Center, West Virginia University, Parkersburg, WV 26101, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA;
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Favrot C, Olivry T, Iwasaki T. An international seroprevalence survey of the IgE sensitisation to the Dermatophagoides farinae house dust mite and two of its major allergens (Der f 2, Zen 1) in atopic dogs. Vet Dermatol 2021; 33:117-e34. [PMID: 34414620 PMCID: PMC9292188 DOI: 10.1111/vde.13005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2021] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Dogs with atopic dermatitis are often immunoglobulin (Ig)E-sensitised to Dermatophagoides farinae (Df) house dust mites, yet limited data exist on the sensitisation rates to the individual Df allergens, Der f 2 and Zen 1. OBJECTIVES To determine the IgE sensitisation rates to Df, Der f 2 and Zen 1 in atopic dogs from geographically diverse countries. ANIMALS Serum was collected from 32 laboratory dogs in Japan, and 837 atopic dogs from 11 countries from five continents: Asia (Japan, Thailand, Taiwan), Europe (Italy, Latvia, the Netherlands, UK), North America (USA), South America (Argentina, Brazil) and Africa (South Africa). METHODS AND MATERIALS We determined Df-, Der f 2- and Zen 1-specific IgE levels by ELISA. Correlations between the IgE values for these three allergens were calculated. RESULTS The IgE seropositivity rates for Df varied between 74% (Argentina) and 100% (the Netherlands, Thailand, South Africa), those for Der f 2 between 12% (Argentina) and 88% (South Africa), and for Zen 1 between 70% (Argentina) and 100% (the Netherlands). Apart from the especially low seropositivity rate for Der f 2-specific IgE in Argentina, the percentage of IgE sensitisation varied little between countries. There was significant correlation between the IgE levels to these three allergens which was highest between Df and Zen 1, and lowest between Zen 1 and Der f 2. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The IgE sensitisation to Df is geographically widespread. Der f 2 and Zen 1 are major allergens for dogs in almost all countries where this was evaluated.
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- Claude Favrot
- Dermatology Unit, Clinic for Small Animal Internal Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Zurich, Winterthurerstrasse 260, 8057, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, 1060 William Moore Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27607, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo, 183-8509, Japan
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Kim G, Hong M, Kashif A, Hong Y, Park BS, Mun JY, Choi H, Lee JS, Yang EJ, Woo RS, Lee SJ, Yang M, Kim IS. Der f 38 Is a Novel TLR4-Binding Allergen Related to Allergy Pathogenesis from Dermatophagoides farinae. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22168440. [PMID: 34445142 PMCID: PMC8395149 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22168440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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It is difficult to treat allergic diseases including asthma completely because its pathogenesis remains unclear. House dust mite (HDM) is a critical allergen and Toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 is a member of the toll-like receptor family, which plays an important role in allergic diseases. The purpose of this study was to characterize a novel allergen, Der f 38 binding to TLR4, and unveil its role as an inducer of allergy. Der f 38 expression was detected in the body and feces of Dermatophagoides farinae (DF). Electron microscopy revealed that it was located in the granule layer, the epithelium layer, and microvilli of the posterior midgut. The skin prick test showed that 60% of allergic subjects were Der f 38-positive. Der f 38 enhanced surface 203c expression in basophils of Der f 38-positive allergic subjects. By analysis of the model structure of Der p 38, the expected epitope sites are exposed on the exterior side. In animal experiments, Der f 38 triggered an infiltration of inflammatory cells. Intranasal (IN) administration of Der f 38 increased neutrophils in the lung. Intraperitoneal (IP) and IN injections of Der f 38 induced both eosinophils and neutrophils. Increased total IgE level and histopathological features were found in BALB/c mice treated with Der f 38 by IP and IN injections. TLR4 knockout (KO) BALB/c mice exhibited less inflammation and IgE level in the sera compared to wild type (WT) mice. Der f 38 directly binds to TLR4 using biolayer interferometry. Der f 38 suppressed the apoptosis of neutrophils and eosinophils by downregulating proteins in the proapoptotic pathway including caspase 9, caspase 3, and BAX and upregulating proteins in the anti-apoptotic pathway including BCL-2 and MCL-1. These findings might shed light on the pathogenic mechanisms of allergy to HDM.
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- Geunyeong Kim
- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea; (G.K.); (M.H.); (A.K.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea; (G.K.); (M.H.); (A.K.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea; (G.K.); (M.H.); (A.K.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea; (G.K.); (M.H.); (A.K.); (Y.H.)
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Korea;
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- Neural Circuit Research Group, Korea Brain Research Institute, Daegu 41068, Korea;
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- Nanobioimaging Center, National Instrumentation Center for Environmental Management, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Wonkwang Health Science University, Iksan 54538, Korea;
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory Science, Daegu Haany University, Gyeongsan 38610, Korea;
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- Department of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Korea;
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- Department of Pediatrics, Eulji University School of Medicine, Daejeon 34824, Korea;
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- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea;
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- Department of Senior Healthcare, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea; (G.K.); (M.H.); (A.K.); (Y.H.)
- Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, College of Health Science, Eulji University, Uijeongbu 11759, Korea;
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Vidal-Quist JC, Ortego F, Hernández-Crespo P. Contribution of cysteine and serine proteases to proteolytic digestion in an allergy-eliciting house dust mite. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 133:104285. [PMID: 34284041 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2021.104285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The digestive physiology of house dust mites (HDM) is of interest to understand their allergenicity towards humans since many of their allergens are digestive enzymes and/or are excreted into airborne fecal pellets. The aim of this study is to provide insight on the biochemical basis of proteolytic digestion in Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, the most widespread HDM species. First, assays using non-specific protein substrates on purified fecal and body extracts determined that body-associated activity is almost exclusively dependent on cysteine proteases, and specifically on major allergen Der p 1. By contrast, cysteine and serine proteases contributed similarly to the activity estimated on fecal extracts. Second, the screening of group-specific peptide-based protease inhibitors followed by ingestion bioassays revealed that the human skin-derived cysteine protease inhibitor cystatin A produces a significant reduction in mite feeding (i.e. excreted guanine), and triggers the overproduction of Der p 1 (3-fold increase by ELISA). Noteworthy, the inhibition of cysteine proteases by cystatin A also resulted in a reduction in three non-target serine protease activities. Further incubation of these extracts with exogenous Der p 1, but not with other commercial cysteine proteases, restored trypsin (Der p 3) and chymotrypsin (Der p 6) activities, indicating that Der p 1 is responsible for their activation in vivo. Finally, the role of serine proteases on the mite's digestive physiology is discussed based on their remarkable activity in fecal extracts and the autocoprophagic behavior reported in mites in this study.
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- José Cristian Vidal-Quist
- Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada a la Agricultura y la Salud, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas CSIC, Spain.
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- Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada a la Agricultura y la Salud, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas CSIC, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Entomología Aplicada a la Agricultura y la Salud, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas CSIC, Spain
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Muddaluru V, Valenta R, Vrtala S, Schlederer T, Hindley J, Hickey P, Larché M, Tonti E. Comparison of house dust mite sensitization profiles in allergic adults from Canada, Europe, South Africa and USA. Allergy 2021; 76:2177-2188. [PMID: 33484161 DOI: 10.1111/all.14749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sensitization to house dust mite (HDM) is a leading cause of allergic rhinitis and asthma. Despite more than 30 HDM-derived allergens having been identified to date, specific therapeutic approaches do not yet take into account the local sensitization profiles of patients. This study aimed to identify patterns of HDM sensitization in HDM-allergic adults living in distinct geographic areas, to inform the development of targeted diagnostic and therapeutic tools. METHODS Serum samples from 685 HDM-allergic subjects from Canada, Europe, South Africa, and the USA were tested for levels of IgE specific for 17 micro-arrayed HDM allergens by ImmunoCAP Immuno Solid-phase Allergen Chip (ISAC) technology. RESULTS The results confirmed significant geographical variability in sensitization patterns and levels of IgE. In all areas, the major sensitizers were the group 1 and group 2 allergens and Der p 23. Der p 23 was a frequent sensitizer: 64% of the subjects had IgE specific for Der p 23, and 2.3% were monosensitized to it. In South Africa, Der p 23 was the dominant HDM allergen (86% prevalence) and Der p 7 achieved major allergen status (56%). IgE sensitization to HDM was influenced by asthmatic status, levels of allergen exposure, age, race-ethnicity and smoking status, but not by BMI. CONCLUSION Sensitization profiles to HDM allergens differ considerably among distinct geographic areas, with Der p 7 and Der p 23 being major sensitizers in South Africa. Such heterogeneity should be taken into account in the diagnosis and treatment of HDM-allergic patients.
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- Varun Muddaluru
- Clinical Immunology & Allergy Division Department of Medicine McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada
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- Division of Immunopathology Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- NRC Institute of Immunology FMBA of Russia Moscow Russia
- Laboratory for Immunopathology Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University Moscow Russia
- Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences Krems Austria
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- Division of Immunopathology Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
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- Division of Immunopathology Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology Medical University of Vienna Vienna Austria
- Phadia Austria GmbHPart of Thermo Fisher Scientific ImmunoDiagnostics Vienna Austria
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- Adiga Life Sciences Inc. Hamilton ON Canada
- Aravax Pty Ltd Melbourne Victoria Australia
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- Clinical Immunology & Allergy Division Department of Medicine McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada
- Firestone Institute of Respiratory HealthThe Research Institute at St. Joe's, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Hamilton ON Canada
- McMaster Immunology Research Institute McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada
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- Clinical Immunology & Allergy Division Department of Medicine McMaster University Hamilton ON Canada
- Adiga Life Sciences Inc. Hamilton ON Canada
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Jacquet A. Perspectives in Allergen-Specific Immunotherapy: Molecular Evolution of Peptide- and Protein-Based Strategies. Curr Protein Pept Sci 2020; 21:203-223. [PMID: 31416410 DOI: 10.2174/1389203720666190718152534] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 05/30/2019] [Accepted: 06/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Allergen-specific Immunotherapy (AIT), through repetitive subcutaneous or sublingual administrations of allergen extracts, represents up to now the unique treatment against allergic sensitizations. However, the clinical efficacy of AIT can be largely dependent on the quality of natural allergen extracts. Moreover, the long duration and adverse side effects associated with AIT negatively impact patient adherence. Tremendous progress in the field of molecular allergology has made possible the design of safer, shorter and more effective new immunotherapeutic approaches based on purified and characterized natural or recombinant allergen derivatives and peptides. This review will summarize the characteristics of these different innovative vaccines including their effects in preclinical studies and clinical trials.
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- Alain Jacquet
- Center of Excellence in Vaccine Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
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Niu D, Zhao Y, Zhang W. Temperature stress response: A novel important function of Dermatophagoides farinae allergens. Exp Parasitol 2020; 218:108003. [PMID: 32980317 DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2020.108003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dermatophagoides farinae, an important pathogen, has multiple allergens. However, their expression under physiological conditions are not understood. Our previous RNA-seq showed that allergens of D. farinae were up-regulated under temperature stress, implying that they may be involved in stress response. Here, we performed a comprehensive study. qRT-PCR detection indicated that 26 of the 34 allergens showed differential expression. Der f1 had the most abundant basic expression quantity. Der f 28.0201 (HSP70) and Der f3 had the same regulation pattern in 9 highly expressed transcripts, which only up-regulated at 41 °C and 43 °C, but Der f 28.0201 showed stronger regulation than Der f 3 (19.88-fold vs 6.02-fold). Whereas Der f 1, 2, 7, 21, 22, 27, and 30 were up-regulated under both heat and cold stress, and Der f 27 showed the strongest regulation ability among them. Der f 27 showed more significant up-regulation than Der f 28.0201 under heat stress (23.59-fold vs 19.88-fold), and Der f27 had more obvious up-regulation under cold than heat stress (30.70-fold vs 23.59-fold). The expression of Der f 27, 28.0201 and 1, and D. farinae survival rates significantly decreased following RNAi, indicating the upregulation of these allergens under temperature stress conferred thermo-tolerance or cold-tolerance to D. farinae. In this study, we described for the first time that these allergens have temperature-stress response functions. This new scientific discovery has important clinical value for revealing the more frequent and serious allergic diseases caused by D. farinae during the change of seasons.
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- DongLing Niu
- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China.
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- Department of Pathogen Biology and Immunology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710061, China
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González-Pérez R, Poza-Guedes P, Pineda F, Forstenlechner P, Castillo M, Mederos-Luís E, Aumayr M, Matheu V, Alava-Cruz C, Sánchez-Machín I. Mite Molecular Profile in the Th2-Polarized Moderate-to-Severe Persistent Asthma Endotype Subjected to High Allergen Exposure. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2020; 182:21-31. [PMID: 32927455 DOI: 10.1159/000510118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The association among the IgE responses to prevailing groups of house dust mite (HDM) allergens in the concurrent asthma phenotypes has not been determined. OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study lays on a component-resolved diagnosis (CRD) model to investigate the mite molecular signature in subjects with type-2 inflammation asthma. METHODS We selected patients showing a clinically relevant sensitization to HDMs with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma. Skin prick test (SPT) with standardized mite extracts, a broad customized CRD serum sIgE panel including 9 Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergens and the related protein allergenic characterization, was investigated in all serum samples. RESULTS Ninety out of 93 (96.77%) patients with a positive SPT to HDM showed a concordant sIgE (≥0.35 kUA/L) to the crude extract of D. pteronyssinus. Major allergens (Der p 2, Der p 23, and Der p 1) were present in >70% of all subjects, with mid-tier allergens (Der p 5, Der p 7, and Der p 21) reaching up to 51% in the present cohort. A complex pleomorphic repertoire of HDM molecules recognized by IgE was depicted, including 38 distinct profiles. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE The proposed CRD panel approach, containing the most prevalent HDM allergens, appeared to be sufficient to obtain a precise D. pteronyssinus molecular diagnosis in asthmatics with a climate-dependent high-mite allergen exposure and coexisting sensitization. A dominant role of both major and mid-tier allergens has been confirmed in moderate and severe persistent asthmatics with the preponderant Th2-high endotype.
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- Ruperto González-Pérez
- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain, .,Severe Asthma Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain,
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain.,Severe Asthma Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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Mueller GA, Glesner J, Daniel JL, Zhang J, Hyduke N, Richardson CM, DeRose EF, Chapman MD, Peebles RS, A Smith S, Pomés A. Mapping Human Monoclonal IgE Epitopes on the Major Dust Mite Allergen Der p 2. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2020; 205:1999-2007. [PMID: 32907999 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2000295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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IgE Abs drive the symptoms of allergic disease upon cross-linking allergens on mast cells or basophils. If the IgE binding sites on the allergens could be identified, it may be useful for creating new forms of immunotherapy. However, direct knowledge of the human IgE (hIgE) epitopes is limited because of the very low frequency of IgE-producing B cells in blood. A new hybridoma technology using human B cells from house dust mite-allergic patients was used to identify four Der p 2-specific hIgE mAbs. Their relative binding sites were assessed and compared by immunoassays with three previously studied murine IgG mAbs. Immunoassays showed that the recognition of Der p 2 by the first three hIgE was inhibited by a single murine IgG, but the fourth hIgE recognized a different epitope from all the other mAbs. The functional ability of the hIgE that bind different epitopes to cross-link Der p 2 was demonstrated in a mouse model of passive systemic anaphylaxis. Nuclear magnetic resonance analyses of Der p 2 in complex with IgG and IgE Abs were used to identify specific residues in the epitopes. To our knowledge, the combination of immunoassays to distinguish overlapping epitopes and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses to identify specific residues involved in Ab binding provided the first epitope mapping of hIgE mAbs to an allergen. The technologies developed in this study will be useful in high-resolution mapping of human epitopes on other Ags and the design of improved therapeutics.
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- Geoffrey A Mueller
- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709;
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- Basic Research, Indoor Biotechnologies, Inc., Charlottesville, VA 22903
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232; and
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232; and
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- University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 22908
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- Genome Integrity and Structural Biology Laboratory, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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- Basic Research, Indoor Biotechnologies, Inc., Charlottesville, VA 22903
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- Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232; and
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- Basic Research, Indoor Biotechnologies, Inc., Charlottesville, VA 22903
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Demoly P, Corren J, Creticos P, De Blay F, Gevaert P, Hellings P, Kowal K, Le Gall M, Nenasheva N, Passalacqua G, Pfaar O, Tortajada-Girbés M, Vidal C, Worm M, Casale TB. A 300 IR sublingual tablet is an effective, safe treatment for house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis: An international, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized phase III clinical trial. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2020; 147:1020-1030.e10. [PMID: 32890575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2019] [Revised: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Allergic rhinitis induced by house dust mites (HDMs) is a highly prevalent but often underdiagnosed and undertreated/untreated chronic disease. It often has a negative impact on sleep, work, leisure activities, and health-related quality of life. Allergen immunotherapy is a proven, safe treatment for respiratory allergies. OBJECTIVE We sought to assess the efficacy and safety of a 300 index of reactivity (IR) sublingual tablet formulation of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus:Dermatophagoides farinae 1:1 extract in adolescents (aged ≥12) and adults with moderate to severe HDM-induced allergic rhinitis. METHODS In a phase III, international, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial, participants received approximately 12 months of treatment with placebo or the 300 IR tablet. The primary end point was the average total combined score during 4 weeks at the end of the treatment period. RESULTS A total of 1607 participants were randomized, and 1476 (including 555 [37.6%] with concomitant mild controlled asthma at inclusion) comprised the full analysis set. Over the primary evaluation period, the least squares mean average total combined score in the 300 IR group (3.62) was significantly lower (P < .0001) than in the placebo group (4.35), with a relative least squares mean difference of -16.9% (95% CI, -24.0% to -9.2%). All prespecified secondary end points were consistently improved in the 300 IR group, relative to placebo. The 300 IR tablet was generally well tolerated. Treatment-related adverse events (mainly mild or moderate local reactions) were reported for 51.0% of the patients in the 300 IR group and 14.9% in the placebo group. CONCLUSIONS The 300 IR sublingual HDM tablet is an effective, safe treatment for HDM-induced allergic rhinitis.
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- Pascal Demoly
- Department of Pulmonology and Addictology, Arnaud de Villeneuve Hospital, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France; Sorbonne Université, UMR-S 1136 INSERM, IPLESP, EPAR Team, Paris, France.
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- Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, Calif
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- Division of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, Md; Creticos Research Group with Charleston Allergy & Asthma, Charleston, SC
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- Allergy Division, Chest Diseases Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Upper Airways Research Laboratory, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Experimental Allergology and Immunology, Medical University of Bialystok, Bialystok, Poland
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- Global Clinical Development Department, Stallergenes Greer, Antony, France
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- Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
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- Allergy and Respiratory Diseases, IRCCS Policlinico S. Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Rhinology and Allergy, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Pediatric Pulmonology and Allergy Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Dr Peset University Hospital, Valencia, Spain; Department of Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology. University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain; IVI Foundation, Valencia, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Dermatology, Allergy and Venerology, Charité, Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fla
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Kowal K, Pampuch A, Siergiejko G, Siergiejko Z, Swiebocka E, Schlachter CR, Chruszcz M, Jacquet A. Sensitization to major Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus allergens in house dust mite allergic patients from North Eastern Poland developing rhinitis or asthma. Adv Med Sci 2020; 65:304-309. [PMID: 32474401 DOI: 10.1016/j.advms.2020.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE Recognition of individual allergens by IgE is crucial for triggering symptoms in allergic rhinitis (AR) or asthmatic (AA) patients. House dust mite (HDM) allergy is frequent around the world, the sensitization profile to individual HDM allergens varies in individual HDM-allergic patients (APs). The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of IgE sensitization to three major Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Dp) allergens among patients from North Eastern Poland suffering from HDM-AR and/or AA. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was performed on 323 HDM-AR and/or AA patients and 106 controls (CG) including 30 healthy non-atopic subjects, 32 AR patients not sensitized to Dp and 44 non-atopic asthmatics. IgE levels to natural (n)Der p 1, nDer p 2, recombinant (r)Der p 2.0101 and rDer p 23 allergens were measured by ELISA. RESULTS The majority of HDM-APs were sensitized to nDer p 1 (72.1%), nDer p 2 (81.7%), rDer p 2.0101 (78.3%) and rDer p 23 (70.9%). The frequency of positive results to individual allergens depended on clinical manifestations and the level of IgE to the whole Dp extract. In HDM-AA patients, reactivity to nDer p 1 and rDer p 23 was detected more frequently than in HDM-AR patients. The whole Dp extract completely inhibited IgE binding to nDer p 1 and nDer p 2 but only partially to rDer p 23. CONCLUSIONS HDM-APs from North-Eastern Poland display sensitization profile to major allergens which is similarly observed in western Europe. HDM-based diagnostic and therapeutic products should include all major allergens.
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González-Pérez R, Poza-Guedes P, Pineda F, Castillo M. Depiction of Major Mite Allergens in Severe Allergic Rhinitis with High Mite Perennial Exposure. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2020; 58:155-162. [PMID: 33145499 DOI: 10.5152/tao.2020.5365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/25/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective Airway diseases, including allergic rhinitis, are prompted by specific IgE antibodies against airborne allergens and notably those derived from mites. The presented study focused on the specific IgE immediate response to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (D. pteronyssinus) mite major allergens and the corresponding pertinence of molecular diagnosis in patients bothered with severe persistent rhinitis. Methods Individuals exhibiting confirmed sensitization to D. pteronyssinus along with a clinical diagnosis of coexisting severe allergic rhinitis were included in the study. In vivo investigations encompassed intradermal testing with a battery of standardized allergenic extracts, concurrent with in vitro specific IgE to the crude extract of D. pteronyssinus, and associated individual molecular allergens were assessed. Results Fifty-five out of 59 subjects showed serodominant IgE responses to the major allergens Der p 1, Der p 2 and Der p 23. Both Der p 2 and Der p 23 reached a prevalence above 80%, while group 10 allergen tropomyosin was scarcely depicted (<10%) and exclusively present in younger individuals. Conclusion The proposed component-resolved diagnosis panel accurately recognized 93.22% of D. pteronyssinus allergic patients. The raised seroprevalence of IgE response to Der p 23 also confirmed this constituent as a major D. pteronyssinus allergen in severe allergic rhinitis. A molecular approach appears to be essential to frame a more precise diagnosis and eventually a personalized immunotherapy regarding this allergic condition.
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- Ruperto González-Pérez
- Department of Allergy & Severe Asthma Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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- Department of Allergy & Severe Asthma Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain
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Clinical significance of dust mite allergens. Mol Biol Rep 2020; 47:6239-6246. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-020-05613-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Detection of allergen-specific antibody-secreting cells in dogs by ELISPOT. Vet Immunol Immunopathol 2020; 228:110101. [PMID: 32861056 DOI: 10.1016/j.vetimm.2020.110101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Current laboratory tests are unable to distinguish healthy from allergic dogs. Unlike serum antibody responses, circulating antibody-secreting cells (ASC) are temporarily induced after each contact with the antigen. These ASC can be identified using ELISPOT and the observation of allergen-specific ASC might correlate with the causative allergens in dogs with an allergic dermatitis. In this study, blood was sampled from six privately-owned allergic dogs and six non-allergic laboratory beagles to determine the frequency of circulating allergen-specific ASC for common allergens. Blood IgE+, IgA + and IgG + cells were magnetically isolated to determine the number of allergen-specific ASC with ELISPOT for Dermatophagoides farinae, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Alternaria alternata, birch, timothy grass, wheat, cow's milk, bovine, chicken and lamb meat. For IgA and IgG, allergen-specific spots were observed, however for IgE, no spots were detected for any of the allergens. ELISPOT could not differentiate allergic from non-allergic dogs. When the responses to the different allergens were compared, more IgA ASC for D. pteronyssinus were observed compared to some of the other allergens which was statistically significant for the non-allergic dogs and approached significance in the allergic dogs. These findings indicate that ELISPOT can be used to identify circulating allergen-specific IgA- and IgG-secreting cells. The technique did however not detect allergen-specific IgE ASC and was unable to distinguish allergic from non-allergic dogs. Only a small number of studies have studied allergen-specific IgA in dogs. The finding that dogs have higher numbers of D. pteronyssinus-specific IgA ASC points out that apart from IgE and IgG, it might be interesting to include IgA measurements for certain allergens to analyse the complete spectrum of both the protective and pro-allergic antibody responses.
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Koch L, Laipold K, Arzt‐Gradwohl L, Čerpes U, Sturm EM, Aberer W, Sturm GJ. IgE multiplex testing in house dust mite allergy is utile, and sensitivity is comparable to extract-based singleplex testing. Allergy 2020; 75:2091-2094. [PMID: 32163597 PMCID: PMC7595001 DOI: 10.1111/all.14271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 03/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Lukas Koch
- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Otto Loewi Research Center Divison of Pharmacology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology Medical University of Graz Graz Austria
- Allergy Outpatient Clinic Reumannplatz Vienna Austria
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Alvaro-Lozano M, Akdis CA, Akdis M, Alviani C, Angier E, Arasi S, Arzt-Gradwohl L, Barber D, Bazire R, Cavkaytar O, Comberiati P, Dramburg S, Durham SR, Eifan AO, Forchert L, Halken S, Kirtland M, Kucuksezer UC, Layhadi JA, Matricardi PM, Muraro A, Ozdemir C, Pajno GB, Pfaar O, Potapova E, Riggioni C, Roberts G, Rodríguez Del Río P, Shamji MH, Sturm GJ, Vazquez-Ortiz M. EAACI Allergen Immunotherapy User's Guide. Pediatr Allergy Immunol 2020; 31 Suppl 25:1-101. [PMID: 32436290 PMCID: PMC7317851 DOI: 10.1111/pai.13189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Allergen immunotherapy is a cornerstone in the treatment of allergic children. The clinical efficiency relies on a well-defined immunologic mechanism promoting regulatory T cells and downplaying the immune response induced by allergens. Clinical indications have been well documented for respiratory allergy in the presence of rhinitis and/or allergic asthma, to pollens and dust mites. Patients who have had an anaphylactic reaction to hymenoptera venom are also good candidates for allergen immunotherapy. Administration of allergen is currently mostly either by subcutaneous injections or by sublingual administration. Both methods have been extensively studied and have pros and cons. Specifically in children, the choice of the method of administration according to the patient's profile is important. Although allergen immunotherapy is widely used, there is a need for improvement. More particularly, biomarkers for prediction of the success of the treatments are needed. The strength and efficiency of the immune response may also be boosted by the use of better adjuvants. Finally, novel formulations might be more efficient and might improve the patient's adherence to the treatment. This user's guide reviews current knowledge and aims to provide clinical guidance to healthcare professionals taking care of children undergoing allergen immunotherapy.
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.,Christine Kühne-Center for Allergy Research and Education, Davos, Switzerland
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- Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland
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- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK.,Clinical and Experimental Sciences and Human Development and Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.,NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Primary Care and Population Sciences, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Pediatric Allergology Unit, Department of Pediatric Medicine, Bambino Gesù Children's research Hospital (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- School of Medicine, Institute for Applied Molecular Medicine (IMMA), Universidad CEU San Pablo, Madrid, Spain.,RETIC ARADYAL RD16/0006/0015, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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- Allergy Department, Hospital Infantil Niño Jesús, ARADyAL RD16/0006/0026, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Paediatric Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Goztepe Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul Medeniyet University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergology, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.,Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Paediatrics, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany
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- Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group; Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Section of Inflammation, Repair and Development, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, London, UK
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London and Royal Brompton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany
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- Hans Christian Andersen Children's Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Inflammation, Repair and Development, National Heart and Lung Institute, Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Aziz Sancar Institute of Experimental Medicine, Department of Immunology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group; Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Section of Inflammation, Repair and Development, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, London, UK.,Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group, Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Inflammation, Repair and Development, National Heart and Lung Institute, Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany
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- The Referral Centre for Food Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment Veneto Region, Department of Women and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Institute of Child Health, Department of Pediatric Basic Sciences, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Section of Rhinology and Allergy, University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Pneumology, Immunology and Intensive Care Medicine, Charité Medical University, Berlin, Germany
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- Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology Service, Institut de Reserca Sant Joan de Deú, Barcelona, Spain
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- The David Hide Asthma and Allergy Research Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Newport, Isle of Wight, UK.,NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK.,Paediatric Allergy and Respiratory Medicine (MP803), Clinical & Experimental Sciences & Human Development in Health Academic Units University of Southampton Faculty of Medicine & University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Immunomodulation and Tolerance Group; Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Section of Inflammation, Repair and Development, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.,the MRC & Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, London, UK
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- Department of Dermatology and Venerology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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Erban T, Klimov P, Talacko P, Harant K, Hubert J. Proteogenomics of the house dust mite, Dermatophagoides farinae: Allergen repertoire, accurate allergen identification, isoforms, and sex-biased proteome differences. J Proteomics 2020; 210:103535. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 08/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Efficacy and safety of sublingual dust mite drops in children with mono- or polysensitized allergic rhinitis. Am J Otolaryngol 2019; 40:755-760. [PMID: 31327579 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.07.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 07/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To explore the efficacy and safety of sublingual house dust mite (HDM) drops in children with mono- or polysensitized allergic rhinitis. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 65 children with monosensitized AR and 118 children with polysensitized AR who were scheduled for sublingual administration of HDM drops from January 2015 to June 2016. Interleukin (IL)-2, IL-4, and IL-17α, transforming growth factor-β1 (TGF-β1), specific immunoglobulin E (IgE), and specific IgG4 were detected by ELISA. The efficacies were assessed using symptoms score and medication score. All the outcomes were measured 1 month before the study and 1 month after the end of the 2-year treatment. RESULTS The total nasal symptoms score (TNSS) decreased significantly from 11.27 (9.81 ± 12.73) at baseline to 3.48(1.98 ± 4.98) at the end of sublingual treatment for the monosensitized AP group (t = 30.00, P < 0.01), and from 11.54(10.04 ± 13.04) to 3.56 (2.00 ± 5.16) for the polysensitized AR group (t = 40.05, P < 0.01), respectively. IL-2 and TGF-β1 increased significantly after treatment in contrast with before treatment in both the monosensitized group and the polysensitized group (both P < 0.01). In contrast, IL-4 and IL-17α decreased significantly after treatment compared with the baseline in both groups (both P < 0.01). Sublingual HDM drops were generally safe and well tolerant in both groups. CONCLUSIONS This study confirmed the efficacy and safety of sublingual AIT in both monosensitized and polysensitized AR patients (Chinese children).
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Martínez D, Munera M, Cantillo JF, Wortmann J, Zakzuk J, Keller W, Caraballo L, Puerta L. An Engineered Hybrid Protein from Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus Allergens Shows Hypoallergenicity. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20123025. [PMID: 31234267 PMCID: PMC6628193 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20123025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The house dust mite (HDM) Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus is an important risk factor for asthma and rhinitis. Allergen specific immunotherapy that is based on recombinant proteins has been proposed for the safer and more efficient treatment of allergic diseases. The aim of this study was to design and obtain a hybrid protein (DPx4) containing antigenic regions of allergens Der p 1, Der p 2, Der p 7, and Der p 10 from this mite. DPx4 was produced in Escherichia coli and its folding was determined by circular dichroism. Non-denaturing dot-blot, ELISA, basophil activation test, dot blot with monoclonal antibodies, ELISA inhibition, and cysteine protease activity assays were performed. Mice that were immunized with DPx4 were also analyzed. We found that DPx4 had no cysteine protease activity and it showed significantly lower IgE reactivity than Der p 1, Der p 2, and D. pteronyssinus extract. DPx4 induced lower basophil activation than Der p 2 and the allergen extract. Immunized mice produced IgG antibodies that inhibited the binding of allergic patient’s IgE to the allergen extract and induced comparatively higher levels of IL-10 than the extract in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) culture. These results suggest that DPx4 has immunological properties that are useful for the development of a mite allergy vaccine.
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- Dalgys Martínez
- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130000, Colombia.
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130000, Colombia.
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130000, Colombia.
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, BioTechMed, University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130000, Colombia.
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- Division of Structural Biology, Institute of Molecular Biosciences, BioTechMed, University of Graz, 8036 Graz, Austria.
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130000, Colombia.
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- Institute for Immunological Research, University of Cartagena, Cartagena 130000, Colombia.
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Reitsma S, Subramaniam S, Fokkens WWJ, Wang DY. Recent developments and highlights in rhinitis and allergen immunotherapy. Allergy 2018; 73:2306-2313. [PMID: 30260494 DOI: 10.1111/all.13617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 09/09/2018] [Accepted: 09/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This review paper aims to provide an overview of recent developments in the field of allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, as well as allergen immunotherapy. Recent advances in phenotyping and endotyping various forms of rhinitis have brought us one step closer towards tailoring treatment more appropriately for a given patient. Updates on local allergic rhinitis are also covered. Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) is an area of significant interest, with multiple original papers and recent position papers and guidelines published. Evidence related to the application of AIT in seasonal and perennial allergic rhinitis (AR), local allergic rhinitis and novel and expanded applications is discussed in the publication.
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- Sietze Reitsma
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Amsterdam UMC; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology; Ng Teng Fong General Hospital; Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology; Amsterdam UMC; University of Amsterdam; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Otolaryngology; National University of Singapore; Singapore Singapore
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Mrkić I, Minić R, Popović D, Živković I, Gavrović-Jankulović M. Newly designed hemagglutinin-Der p 2 chimera is a potential candidate for allergen specific immunotherapy. Life Sci 2018; 213:158-165. [PMID: 30352241 DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2018.10.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Aim To investigate the immunomodulatory potential of a chimera composed of the receptor-binding domain of hemagglutinin 1 (H1s) from Influenza virus and Der p 2 (D2) allergen for allergen-specific immunotherapy of house-dust mite allergy (HDM). MAIN METHODS H1sD2 chimera and D2 allergen were produced by genetic engineering in E. coli. Recombinant antigens were extracted from inclusion bodies by urea, then refolded and purified by immobilized- metal affinity chromatography (IMAC). Purity was verified by 2D-PAGE and secondary structures were assessed by CD spectroscopy. IgE reactivity of H1sD2 and D2 was tested in western blot with sera from 8 persons with clinical history of HDM allergy. Immunogenicity of H1sD2 and D2 were analyzed in Balb/c mice. Cytokine profile was analyzed by ELISA after stimulation of mouse spleen cells with H1sD2 and D2. Leukocyte population abundance of cells isolated from spleen and lymph node was assessed by flow cytometry. KEY FINDINGS Purified recombinant proteins H1sD2 (42 kDa) and D2 (15 kDa) revealed well defined secondary structures, and preserved IgE reactive epitopes. Analysis of supernatants of mouse spleen cells after stimulation with H1sD2 and D2, revealed a qualitatively different cytokine profile from H1sD2 immunized mouse cells (increase in IL10). CD8+ cells were decreased in the lymph node of D2 immunized mice, whereas H1sD2 immunization led to an increase of CD8+ cells in both the lymph node and the spleen. SIGNIFICANCE H1sD2 chimera attenuates Der p 2-inherent Th2 response and directs the immune response toward Th1 and Treg phenotype.
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- Ivan Mrkić
- Innovation Center, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry - IChTM, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Virology, Vaccines and Sera, Torlak, Belgrade, Serbia
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Pulsawat P, Soongrung T, Satitsuksanoa P, Le Mignon M, Khemili S, Gilis D, Nony E, Kennedy MW, Jacquet A. The house dust mite allergen Der p 5 binds lipid ligands and stimulates airway epithelial cells through a TLR2-dependent pathway. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 49:378-390. [PMID: 30230051 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Protein crystallographic studies suggest that the house dust mite (HDM) allergen Der p 5 potentially interacts with hydrophobic ligands. Der p 5, in association with its ligand(s), might therefore trigger innate immune signalling pathways in the airway epithelium and influence the initiation of the HDM-allergic response. OBJECTIVE We investigated the lipid binding propensities of recombinant (r)Der p 5 and characterized the signalling pathways triggered by the allergen in airway epithelial cells. METHODS rDer p 5 was produced in Pichia pastoris and characterized by mass spectrometry, multi-angle light scattering and circular dichroism. Its interactions with hydrophobic ligands were investigated in fluorescence-based lipid binding assays and in-silico docking simulations. Innate immune signalling pathways triggered by rDer p 5 were investigated in airway epithelial cell activation assays in vitro. RESULTS Biophysical analysis showed that rDer p 5 was monomeric and adopted a similar α-helix-rich fold at both physiological and acidic pH. Spectrofluorimetry experiments showed that rDer p 5 is able to selectively bind lipid ligands, but only under mild acidic pH conditions. Computer-based docking simulations identified potential binding sites for these ligands. This allergen, with putatively associated lipid(s), triggered the production of IL-8 in respiratory epithelial cells through a TLR2-, NF-kB- and MAPK-dependent signalling pathway. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Despite the fact that Der p 5 represents a HDM allergen of intermediate prevalence, our findings regarding its lipid binding and activation of TLR2 indicate that it could participate in the initiation of the HDM-allergic state.
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- Pinya Pulsawat
- Faculty of Medicine, Chula Vaccine Research Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Faculty of Medicine, Chula Vaccine Research Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- BIO-Bioinfo Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.,Laboratoire Valorisation et Conservation des Ressources Biologiques (VALCOR), Faculté des Sciences, Université M'Hamed Bougara de Boumerdes, Boumerdès, Algeria
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- BIO-Bioinfo Department, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health and Comparative Medicine, School of Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, Chula Vaccine Research Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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IgE and T-cell responses to house dust mite allergen components. Mol Immunol 2018; 100:120-125. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2017] [Accepted: 03/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Park KH, Lee J, Lee JY, Lee SC, Sim DW, Shin JU, Park CO, Lee JH, Lee KH, Jeong KY, Park JW. Sensitization to various minor house dust mite allergens is greater in patients with atopic dermatitis than in those with respiratory allergic disease. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:1050-1058. [PMID: 29700921 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Revised: 02/11/2018] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Various allergenic proteins are produced by house dust mites (HDM). However, the allergenicity and clinical implications of these allergens are unknown. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to identify allergens in Dermatophagoides farinae and elucidate the sensitization profiles to these in Korean patients suffering from respiratory (allergic rhinitis and/or asthma) and atopic dermatitis symptoms. METHODS IgE reactivities in sera from 160 HDM allergy patients were analysed by one- and two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting. IgE-reactive components were identified by liquid chromatography-coupled electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. Nine recombinant mite allergens (Der f 1, Der f 2, Der f 10, Der f 11, Der f 13, Der f 14, Der f 30, Der f 32 and Der f Alt a 10) were produced, and the IgE reactivity in sera to each was determined by ELISAs. RESULTS Der f 1 and Der f 2 were recognized by IgE in serum samples from 88.1% and 78.1% of all patients, respectively. Patients with respiratory allergies were mainly sensitized to these major allergens, whereas patients with atopic dermatitis symptoms showed polysensitization to major and minor allergen components (including Der f 11, Der f 13, Der f 14, Der f 32 and Der f Alt a 10). CONCLUSIONS Patients with respiratory allergic disease sensitize to major allergen components of HDM. Those with atopic dermatitis were sensitized to a broader range of minor allergen components of HDM (Der f 11, Der f 13, Der f 14, Der f 32 and Der f Alt a 10).
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- K H Park
- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Division of Allergy, Asthma, and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Cutaneous Biology Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Panzner P, Vachová M, Vlas T, Vítovcová P, Brodská P, Malý M. Cross-sectional study on sensitization to mite and cockroach allergen components in allergy patients in the Central European region. Clin Transl Allergy 2018; 8:19. [PMID: 29881542 PMCID: PMC5985581 DOI: 10.1186/s13601-018-0207-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2017] [Accepted: 04/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Background The major sources of allergens in the indoor air include house dust mites, dander derived from domestic animals and rodents, cockroach, and several fungi. Mites are the main cause of allergies in some countries with a warmer climate, but the epidemiological significance of mite and cockroach allergens in Central Europe has not been established yet. Methods We assessed sensitization profiles of allergy patients in a Central European region in regard to sensitization to mites and cockroach. We used molecular diagnosis by means of the microarray ISAC, and we investigated 1766 patients with clinical suspicion to an allergic disorder. 1255 of them were positive to at least one allergen component, and this group was subjected to statistical analysis. Results The sensitization to at least one mite-specific molecule (Der p 1, 2, Der f 1, 2) was observed relatively frequently in 32.7% of patients. Specific IgE to mite group 2 molecules is almost fully cross-reactive. Group 1 allergens are also cross-reactive, but in some patients, a species-specific response was observed. Relatively high rate of sensitization both to group 1 and 2 allergens in our patients indicates the greater role of co-sensitizations. Isolated sensitizations to molecules derived from glyciphagid mites Lep d 2 and/or Blo t 5 without sensitization to other mite-derived molecules were observed only exceptionally (in 0.6% of cases). True sensitization to at least one cockroach-specific molecule (Bla g 1, 2, 5) was very rare (in 0.6% of cases), and nearly all of them were co-sensitizations with other noncockroach-derived molecules. Sensitization to an inhaled tropomyosin was observed rarely in 2.2% of patients (Der p 10 in 1.9% and Bla g 7 in 1.5%). Co-sensitization of inhaled tropomyosins with the respective mite- or cockroach-specific molecules was observed only in the minority of patients suggesting the different route of sensitization being more frequent. Conclusions The majority of patients are co-sensitized to several molecules of the respective allergen source. The knowledge of this molecular spectrum of sensitization is important for optimal diagnosis and treatment in respect to allergen content in mite extracts used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. In regard to the sensitization patterns of Central European patients, it is necessary to point out the importance of quantifying at least three major mite components Der f 1, Der p 1 and Der f 2 (or Der p 2).
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- Petr Panzner
- 1Department of Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 1Department of Immunology and Allergology, Faculty of Medicine in Pilsen, Charles University, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2Department of Immunology and Allergology, Faculty Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 2Department of Immunology and Allergology, Faculty Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 3Department of Dermatovenerology, Faculty Hospital in Pilsen, Pilsen, Czech Republic
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- 4The National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic
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Soongrung T, Mongkorntanyatip K, Peepim T, Buaklin A, Le Mignon M, Malainual N, Nony E, Jacquet A. The Blomia tropicalis allergen Blo t 7 stimulates innate immune signalling pathways through TLR2. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 48:464-474. [PMID: 29356186 DOI: 10.1111/cea.13098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Revised: 12/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Although the house dust mite species Blomia tropicalis is a leading cause of allergic diseases in tropical and subtropical regions, the identification and characterization of the allergenic proteins remain incomplete. OBJECTIVE We aimed to characterize a recombinant form of Blo t 7 (rBlo t 7) in terms of IgE reactivity, lipid-binding activity and ability to stimulate innate immunity. METHODS The mature Blo t 7 cDNA was cloned by PCR methods for the expression of a secreted form of the allergen in P. pastoris. The IgE reactivity to purified rBlo t 7 as well as the potential cross-reactivity with Der p 7 was determined by ELISA. The lipid-binding capacity of rBlo t 7 was assayed using fluorescent lipid probes. The stimulation of TLR2 signalling pathway by rBlo t 7 was examined in cell activation and reporter assays. RESULTS The amplified mature Blo t 7 cDNA revealed the presence of a 60 base pair insertion compared with the reference sequence registered in the GenBank database. Multiple protein sequence alignments of group 7 mite allergens confirmed that this longer deduced amino acid sequence was the authentic Blo t 7 polypeptide chain. Analysis of IgE reactivity can classify rBlo t 7 as an intermediate B. tropicalis allergen which displayed weak cross-reactivity with Der p 7. Purified rBlo t 7 was shown to bind selectively the naturally fluorescent lipid probe cis-parinaric (cPNA) with a dissociation constant of 2 μmol/L. The group 7 Blomia allergen stimulated the TLR2-, NF-kB- and MAPK-dependent production of IL-8 and GM-CSF in respiratory epithelial cells. CONCLUSIONS & CLINICAL RELEVANCE Through its propensity to transport fatty acids/lipids and to stimulate TLR2 signalling pathways in airway epithelial cells, Blo t 7 can represent a key allergen for the initiation of the B. tropicalis-induced airway inflammation.
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- T Soongrung
- Chula Vaccine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chula Vaccine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chula Vaccine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Chula Vaccine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Stallergenes-Greer, Antony, France
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- Chula Vaccine Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Spiric J, Reuter A, Rabin RL. Mass spectrometry to complement standardization of house dust mite and other complex allergenic extracts. Clin Exp Allergy 2018; 47:604-617. [PMID: 28370618 DOI: 10.1111/cea.12931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the United States, the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research of the US Food and Drug Administration regulates biologics used for diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. The Code of Federal Regulations 21CFR680.3(e) states that when measured, the potency of an allergenic extract is assessed according to its allergenic activity. As of 2016, 19 allergenic extracts are standardized for potency in the United States. While these standardized extracts constitute a minority of those available, they treat the most prevalent allergies (e.g. grass and ragweed pollens, dust mites, and cat) and those that induce life-threatening anaphylaxis (e.g. Hymenoptera venom). Standardization for potency enhances safety and efficacy of immunotherapy by minimizing the risks of variations in allergen dosing when switching from one lot of manufactured extract to another, and by providing an objective measure of stability of each lot of allergenic extract over time. Allergenic extracts that have multiple immunodominant allergenic proteins are standardized with little or no information about compositional differences among extracts. Here, we propose application of mass spectrometry towards measurement of compositional differences among extracts that may affect the efficacy and safety of allergen immunotherapy. In addition, we discuss of house dust mite allergen extracts as a prototypical complex extract that may be standardized by mass spectrometry.
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- J Spiric
- Laboratory of Immunobiochemistry, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Allergenic Products, Office of Vaccine Research and Review, CBER/FDA, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Division of Allergology, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany
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- Laboratory of Immunobiochemistry, Division of Bacterial, Parasitic, and Allergenic Products, Office of Vaccine Research and Review, CBER/FDA, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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Bordas-Le Floch V, Le Mignon M, Bussières L, Jain K, Martelet A, Baron-Bodo V, Nony E, Mascarell L, Moingeon P. A combined transcriptome and proteome analysis extends the allergome of house dust mite Dermatophagoides species. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0185830. [PMID: 28982170 PMCID: PMC5628879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0185830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Accepted: 09/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Background House dust mites (HDMs) such as Dermatophagoides farinae and D. pteronyssinus represent major causes of perennial allergy. HDM proteomes are currently poorly characterized, with information mostly restricted to allergens. As of today, 33 distinct allergen groups have been identified for these 2 mite species, with groups 1 and 2 established as major allergens. Given the multiplicity of IgE-reactive mite proteins, potential additional allergens have likely been overlooked. Objective To perform a comprehensive characterization of the transcriptomes, proteomes and allergomes of D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus in order to identify novel allergens. Methods Transcriptomes were analyzed by RNA sequencing and de novo assembly. Comprehensive mass spectrometry-based analyses proteomes were combined with two-dimensional IgE reactivity profiling. Results Transcripts from D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus were assembled, translated into protein sequences and used to populate derived sequence databases in order to inform immunoproteomic analyses. A total of 527 and 157 proteins were identified by bottom-up MS analyses in aqueous extracts from purified HDM bodies and fecal pellets, respectively. Based on high sequence similarities (>71% identity), we also identified 2 partial and 11 complete putative sequences of currently undisclosed D. pteronyssinus counterparts of D. farinae registered allergens. Immunoprofiling on 2D-gels revealed the presence of unknown 23 kDa IgE reactive proteins in both species. Following expression of non-glycosylated recombinant forms of these molecules, we confirm that these new allergens react with serum IgEs from 42% (8/19) of HDM-allergic individuals. Conclusions Using combined transcriptome and immunoproteome approaches, we provide a comprehensive characterization of D. farinae and D. pteronyssinus allergomes. We expanded the known allergen repertoire for D. pteronyssinus and identified two novel HDM allergens, now officially referred by the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) Nomenclature Subcommittee as Der f 36 and Der p 36.
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