Cross-reaction of recombinant termite (Coptotermes formosanus) tropomyosin with IgE from cockroach and shrimp allergic individuals

Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2018 Mar;120(3):335-337. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.12.017.

Authors

Aurora M Vargas¹, Avanika Mahajan², Katherine S Tille³, Bridget S Wilson², Christopher P Mattison⁴

Affiliations

¹ Initiative for Maximizing Student Development, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
² University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
³ Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgical Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
⁴ US Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: chris.mattison@ars.usda.gov.

PMID: 29508724
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2017.12.017

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Allergens / genetics
Allergens / immunology*
Animals
Cell Line
Cockroaches / immunology*
Cross Reactions
Decapoda / immunology*
Humans
Hypersensitivity / blood
Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Immunoglobulin E / blood
Immunoglobulin E / immunology
Insect Proteins / genetics
Insect Proteins / immunology*
Isoptera / immunology*
Rats
Recombinant Proteins / immunology
Tropomyosin / genetics
Tropomyosin / immunology*

Substances

Allergens
Insect Proteins
Recombinant Proteins
Tropomyosin
Immunoglobulin E