PMID- 30479082 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220409 IS - 2092-7355 (Print) IS - 2092-7363 (Electronic) IS - 2092-7355 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 1 DP - 2019 Jan TI - Mugwort Pollen-Related Food Allergy: Lipid Transfer Protein Sensitization and Correlation With the Severity of Allergic Reactions in a Chinese Population. PG - 116-128 LID - 10.4168/aair.2019.11.1.116 [doi] AB - PURPOSE: Little is known about the importance of lipid transfer protein (LTP) sensitization in China. In this study, we investigated the relationship between LTP sensitization and the severity of clinical symptoms in a population of patients with mugwort pollen-related food allergy. METHODS: Food-induced symptoms were evaluated in 148 patients with mugwort pollen allergy by a standardized questionnaire. Specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) to Art v 1, Art v 3, Pru p 3, Ara h 9 and Cor a 8 were quantified by ImmunoCAP. Immunoblotting of peach extracts were performed with sera from peach-allergic patients. RESULTS: In total, 72% (107/148) of the study population experienced food allergy. Forty-eight percent (51/107) of patients with mugwort pollen-related food allergy experienced at least 1 episode of food-induced anaphylaxis. Food allergy correlated with IgE reactivity to Art v 3, but not to Art v 1. Sensitization to Pru p 3, Ara h 9 or Cor a 8 was prevalent (80%, 69 or 63%, respectively) among individuals with food allergy. Food allergic patients with systemic reactions (SR) had higher values for Pru p 3, Ara h 9 and Cor a 8 than patients with oral allergy syndrome (OAS). Furthermore, the strong IgE reactivity detected in immunoblots of peach extracts indicated that Pru p 3 was the major allergen and was more prevalent in patients with SR than in patients with OAS (100% vs. 55%). CONCLUSIONS: LTPs are major food allergens for mugwort pollen-related food allergy in China, and may contribute to SR. CI - Copyright (c) 2019 The Korean Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Clinical Immunology . The Korean Academy of Pediatric Allergy and Respiratory Disease. FAU - Deng, Shan AU - Deng S AD - Department of Allergy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Diagnosis and Treatment on Allergic Diseases, Beijing, China. FAU - Yin, Jia AU - Yin J AD - Department of Allergy, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China. AD - Beijing Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine for Diagnosis and Treatment on Allergic Diseases, Beijing, China. doctoryinjia@163.com. LA - eng GR - 2016-I2M-1-003/Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/ PT - Journal Article PL - Korea (South) TA - Allergy Asthma Immunol Res JT - Allergy, asthma & immunology research JID - 101518382 PMC - PMC6267181 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Lipid transfer protein OT - food allergy OT - mugwort pollen allergy COIS- There are no financial or other issues that might lead to conflict of interest. EDAT- 2018/11/28 06:00 MHDA- 2018/11/28 06:01 PMCR- 2019/01/01 CRDT- 2018/11/28 06:00 PHST- 2018/03/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/07/02 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2018/07/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/11/28 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2018/11/28 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2018/11/28 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2019/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 11.116 [pii] AID - 10.4168/aair.2019.11.1.116 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2019 Jan;11(1):116-128. doi: 10.4168/aair.2019.11.1.116.