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Title:

Role and Mechanism of Galactose-Alpha-1,3-Galactose in the Elicitation of Delayed Anaphylactic Reactions to Red Meat.

Document type:
Review; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Review
Author(s):
Hilger, Christiane; Fischer, Jörg; Wölbing, Florian; Biedermann, Tilo
Abstract:
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The alpha-Gal (α-Gal) syndrome is characterized by the presence of IgE antibodies directed at the carbohydrate galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (α-Gal). In this article, we review the presence of α-Gal in food and non-food sources; we discuss the evolutionary context of the antibody response to α-Gal and highlight immune responses to α-Gal and other carbohydrates. RECENT FINDINGS: IgE antibodies have been associated with delayed allergy to red meat. In addition to food, drugs, a...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
Curr Allergy Asthma Rep
Year:
2019
Journal volume:
19
Journal issue:
1
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1007/s11882-019-0835-9
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30673913
Print-ISSN:
1529-7322
TUM Institution:
Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie
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