...Chun Xu; Dandan Chai; Ping Zheng; Rongjun Qiu; Xiaocong Pan; Yaqiong Zhang Introduction: This study aim to analyzed the main pollen allergen components that cause allergic asthma and/or rhinitis and the cross-reactions between the allergen components. Methods: Twenty one allergic rhinitis patients...

...(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Rhinitis Nasal secretion Specific IgE Pollen allergens Tryptase Local allergic rhinitis (LAR) is a subtype...

... Photography-based rating Nasal provocation tests Pollen allergens Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis Allergic rhinoconjunctivitis is a widespread disease of great epidemiologic importance: about 500 million people worldwide are affected by allergic rhinitis [ 1 ]; its prevalence is over 20% in most...

... 1, the major birch (Betula verrucosa) pollen allergen, and for four isoforms of Cor a 1, the major allergen of hazel (Corylus avellana) pollen, were inserted into the plasmid pMW175 or pMW 172 and expressed in Escherichia coli as recombinant non-fusion proteins. These constructs produced between 20...

..., Amsterdam, The Netherlands; b Department of Physiology, Kaunas Medical Academy, Kaunas, Lithuanian Republic Profilin Is a Cross-Reactive Allergen in Pollen and Vegetable Foods Key Words Profilin Allergy Pollen allergens Food allergens IgE Abstract Sera with IgE antibodies against grass pollen often contain...

...O. Scheiner Molecular and biochemical characterization of atopic allergens has made considerable progress since the application of cDNA cloning techniques. A number of mite allergens, a hornet venom allergen (Dol V), tree pollen allergens, grass pollen allergens and allergens from ragweed were cDNA...

.... These modified allergens with reduced anaphylactic potential are novel candidates for safer and more effective allergen–specific immunotherapy. In order to reduce the anaphylactic potential of the major ryegrass pollen allergen, Lol p 5, we tested whether substitution of selected amino acids might reduce its...

...C. Oberhuber; Y. Ma; N. Wopfner; G. Gadermaier; A. Dedic; B. Niggemann; B. Maderegger; P. Gruber; F. Ferreira; O. Scheiner; K. Hoffmann-Sommergruber Background: Mugwort ( Artemisia vulgaris) represents an important source of weed pollen allergens. The objectives of the present study were (i...

... and possible pathophysiology of pollen fragment-induced asthma. Pollen grains rupture within the male flowers and emit cytoplasmic debris when winds or other disturbances disperse the pollen. Peak levels of grass and birch pollen allergens in the atmosphere correlated with the occurrence of moist weather...

.... Oilseed rape Brassica napus Profilin Pollen allergens Allergens Cross-reactivity, allergen Profilins constitute a family of conserved proteins with a characteristic molecular weight of 12–15 kD. The conservation of amino acid sequences within these proteins is related to their function...

... advertised or of their effectiveness, quality or safety. The publisher and the editor(s) disclaim responsibility for any injury to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. Bahia grass Pollen allergens IgE SDS-PAGE...

...:73–79. 4. Lowry OH, Rosenbrough NJ, Farr AL, Randall RJ: Protein measurement with Folin-phenol reagent. J Biol Chem 1951;193:265–275. 5. Singh BP, Verma J, Rai D, Sridhara S, Gaur SN, Gangal SV: Immunobiochemical characterization of Brassica campestris pollen allergens. Int Arch Allergy...

... that the identified allergens represent cross–reacting homologues of well–known pollen allergens, i.e. calcium–binding proteins, profilins, and high–molecular–weight glycoproteins. Via cross–reactivity, exposure to OSR pollen may be a prolonging and aggravating factor in underlying birch and grass pollen allergy...

... contain the major allergen Lol p 5, but have been shown to trigger both in vitro and in vivo IgE–mediated responses. Furthermore, starch granules have been isolated from the Melbourne atmosphere with 50–fold increase following rainfall. Free grass pollen allergen molecules have been recently shown...