title: Prevalence of IgE antibody to crude and purified allergens of Japanese cedar pollen among different troops of Japanese monkeys (Macaca fuscata).
abstract: We measured specific IgE antibodies to the crude allergen as well as two purified allergens (Cry j I and Cry j II) of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica--CJ) pollen in the serum of 276 Japanese monkeys in nine troops. Of 45 monkeys with CJ specific IgE in eight of nine troops, 23 (51%) were found to have IgE to both Cry j I and Cry j II, 21 (47%) only to Cry j I, and one (2.2%) only to Cry j II. The positive rate of specific IgE antibody to each allergen varied among the troops.
authors.affiliation: Division of Wild Animal Medicine, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inouye
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imaoka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nigi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Honjo
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kurimoto
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gotoh
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003710:Demography; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D007564:Japan; D008251:Macaca / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D014197:Trees / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E