α-Purothionin, a new wheat allergen associated with severe allergy

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2013 Oct;132(4):1000-3.e1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.05.016. Epub 2013 Jun 28.

Authors

Sandra Pahr¹, Claudia Constantin, Nikolaos G Papadopoulos, Stavroula Giavi, Mika Mäkelä, Anna Pelkonen, Christof Ebner, Adriano Mari, Sandra Scheiblhofer, Josef Thalhamer, Michael Kundi, Susanne Vrtala, Irene Mittermann, Rudolf Valenta

Affiliation

¹ Division of Immunopathology, Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research, Center for Pathophysiology, Infectiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna General Hospital, Austria; Christian Doppler Laboratory for the Development of Allergen Chips, Medical University of Vienna, Austria.

PMID: 23810762
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.05.016

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Allergens / adverse effects*
Allergens / chemistry
Allergens / genetics
Allergens / immunology
Amino Acid Sequence
Anaphylaxis / etiology
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / adverse effects*
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / chemistry
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / genetics
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / immunology
Humans
Immunoglobulin E / blood
Molecular Sequence Data
Plant Proteins / adverse effects*
Plant Proteins / chemistry
Plant Proteins / genetics
Plant Proteins / immunology
Triticum / immunology*
Wheat Hypersensitivity / etiology*
Wheat Hypersensitivity / physiopathology

Substances

Allergens
Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides
Plant Proteins
Immunoglobulin E
purothionin