Abstract

Background Currently, more than 1200 purified allergens with defined structures are available. Some of them are used for food allergy diagnostics. We aimed to assess individual patientssensitizationtization profiles of food allergens by means of component resolved diagnosis. Methods Serum samples were analysed by microarray Immuno CAP ISAC (Phadia), which allows to detect specific IgE against more than 100 of molecular components. We have retrospectively analyzed 153 patients with proven food allergy, 96 of them being children under 18 years. We recorded occurence of early reactions including OAS and anaphylaxis and also delayed reactions (atopic eczema and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases). IgE antibodies against individual food alergens were divided to groups based on their origin and affiliation to any of panalergen families. With this approach, antibodies against ten groups of alergens were analyzed in indivi- dual age categories and diagnostic groups: cow' sm ilk allergens, hen's egg allergens, parvalbumins, lipid trans- fer proteins, flour allergens including gluten, vicilins, conglutins, cupin family allergens, 2S albumins and PR- 10 family proteins. Results As expected, in patients below age of 3 years, allergens to mild and egg occured most frequently. Suprisingly, however, we detected more than 40% of patients being sensitization against seed storage proteins (2 s albumins) and almost 30 % of patients have been sensitized by alergens of PR-10 group. In children allergic to peanut sensitization to proanafylactis alergens (Arah h 1, 2, 3) prevailed. In contrary, in older patients over 18 years we have found mainly sensitization to Ara h 8 from Bet v 1 family homologous proteins. Patients with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, mainly eosinophilic esophagitis, demonstrated sensitization to Bet v 1 homologous pro- teins in more than 50% and almost 30% sensitization to allergens from seed storage protein families. Approxi- mately 20% of our patients had detectable antibodies against one or more of lipid transfer proteins. Conclusion CRD using microarray technics enables to detect IgE sen- sitisation profile not only in one patient, but also in a group of patients with defined age and diagnosis. This fact could contribute to optimalisation of diet according to possible cross-reactivity. Sensitization to proanaphylactic alergens, like LTPs and seed storage proteins, enables to detect individual risk of food induced anaphylaxis.

Highlights

  • More than 1200 purified allergens with defined structures are available

  • The IgE repertoire in patients with food allergy resolved at component level

  • We detected more than 40% of patients being sensitization against seed storage proteins (2 s albumins) and almost 30 % of patients have been sensitized by alergens of PR-10 group

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Background

More than 1200 purified allergens with defined structures are available. Some of them are used for food allergy diagnostics. We aimed to assess individual patientssensitizationtization profiles of food allergens by means of component resolved diagnosis

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