title: Serum specific IgE reactivity to recombinant Der f 11 in asthmatic children.
abstract: This study was designed to examine the prevalence of positive serum IgE reactivity to the recombinant group 11 Dermatophagoides farinae allergen (rDer f 11) in asthmatic children in Taiwan. Using immunoblot analysis in a preliminary study of 18 asthmatic children, 13 (72.2%) reacted positively to rDer f 11 and 16 (88.9%) showed positive reactivity to D. farinae extracts. The allergenicity of rDer f 11 was further evaluated with in vivo skin tests and in vitro IgE immunodot assays in 24 mite skin-test-positive asthmatic children. Whereas 17 (70.8%) had positive skin tests to rDer f 11, 18 (75.0%) had positive serum IgE reactivity to rDer f 11. A good coincidence (87.5%) between the immunodot assay and the skin test was confirmed in these asthmatic children. Moreover, the prevalence of serum IgE reactivity to rDer f 11 was further investigated in a large panel of 49 mite skin-test-positive asthmatic children. Again, 38 (77.6%) had positive serum IgE reactivity to rDer f 11 in immunodot assays. Taken together the positive IgE reactivity to rDer f 11 in immunodot analysis ranged from 75 to 77.6% in two groups of 73 mite skin-test-positive asthmatic children. High incidence of serum IgE antibodies specific for rDer f 11 in the present study suggests that Der f 11 is a novel major allergen of house dust mites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei-Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Tsai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D001249:Asthma / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005260:Female; D006023:Glycoproteins; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood*; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000592:standards; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D039741:Antigens, Dermatophagoides; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E