Risa Yamamoto, Kumi Izawa, Tomoaki Ando, Ayako Kaitani, Atsushi Tanabe, Hiromichi Yamada, Shino Uchida, Akihisa Yoshikawa, Yasuharu Kume, Shun Toriumi, Akie Maehara, Hexing Wang, Masakazu Nagamine, Naoko Negishi, Nobuhiro Nakano, Nobuyuki Ebihara, Toshiaki Shimizu, Hideoki Ogawa, Ko Okumura, Jiro Kitaura
BACKGROUND: Recently, we have developed a method to identify IgE cross-reactive allergens. However, the mechanism by which IgE cross-reactive allergens cause food allergy is not yet fully understood how. In this study, we aimed to understand the underlying pathogenesis by identifying food allergens that cross-react with house dust mite allergens in a murine model. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Allergenic protein microarray analysis was conducted using serum from mice intraperitoneally injected with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (Der p) extract plus alum or alum alone as controls...
2023: Frontiers in Immunology