Presence of anti-ovalbumin IgE antibody in the sera of laboratory-reared squirrel monkeys (Saimiri sciureus) fed quail eggs.
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.
Imaoka
K
K
Department of Microbiology, National Institute of Public Health, Tokyo, Japan.
Ono
F
F
Hamano
M
M
Inouye
S
S
Yoshikawa
Y
Y
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*
D000906:Antibodies; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D010047:Ovalbumin