Determinants of Food Allergy

Madhan Masilamani, Scott Commins, Wayne Shreffler

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Abstract

Food allergy is an emerging epidemic in the United States and the Western world. The determination of factors that make certain foods allergenic is still not clearly understood. Only a tiny fraction of thousands of proteins and other molecules is responsible for inducing food allergy. In this review, the authors present 3 examples of food allergies with disparate clinical presentations: peanut, soy, and mammalian meat. The potential relationships between allergen structure and function, emphasizing the importance of cross-reactive determinants, immunoglobulin E antibodies to the oligosaccharides, and the immune responses induced in humans are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11-33
Number of pages23
JournalImmunology and Allergy Clinics of North America
Volume32
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2012

Keywords

  • Allergen
  • Alpha-gal
  • Animal food allergens
  • Cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants
  • Food allergy
  • Peanut
  • Plant food allergens
  • Soy

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