title: Presence of anti-ovalbumin IgE antibody in the sera of laboratory-reared squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) fed quail eggs.
abstract: In this study, we examined serum anti-ovalbumin (OVA) IgE and IgG antibodies in laboratory-reared squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus), that were fed a boiled quail egg everyday. We found that 36 of 95 monkeys (38%) possessed specific IgE and 44% (42/95) had specific IgG against OVA. These antibody titers seemed to increase with age. There was, however, no apparent correlation between the anti-OVA IgE and IgG antibody titers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Imaoka
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ono
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamano
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Inouye
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000830:Animals, Laboratory; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000009:adverse effects; D004531:Eggs / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000032:analysis*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology*; D011784:Quail; D012453:Saimiri / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010047:Ovalbumin