title: Identification of Chironomus kiiensis allergens, a dominant species of non-biting midges in Korea.
abstract: Non-biting midges are known to contain potent inhalant allergens. IgE antibody responses to the crude extract of Chironomus kiiensis adults, a dominant chironomid species in Korea, were examined. With the IgE-ELISA or passive cutaneous anaphylaxis reactions, increased levels of chironomid-specific IgE were detected in the skin test positive human sera, or immunized BALB/c mouse sera with the crude extract adsorbed to alum. IgE-immunoblot analysis showed major IgE-reacting protein band patterns, which reacted with more than 50% of the skin test positive human sera, at 110, 80, 73, 46, 40, 37, 34, and 31 kDa. The reactive band patterns were largely similar between skin test positive humans and immune BALB/c mice. However, the bands of 55, 31, 27, 26, 24, and 23 kDa were found only in sensitized humans, but not in immunized mice.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. tsyong212@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: I Y
authors.initials: IY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Ree
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Park
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D002683:Chironomidae / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D007723:Korea; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D010323:Passive Cutaneous Anaphylaxis / Q000276:immunology; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E