title: Rice: another potential cause of food allergy in patients sensitized to lipid transfer protein.
abstract: Recent studies show that the lipid transfer protein (LTP), the major Rosaceae allergen in patients not sensitized to birch pollen, is a largely cross-reacting allergen. Moreover, it is a potentially hazardous allergen due to its stability upon thermal treatment and pepsin digestion. The present study reports 3 cases of rice-induced anaphylaxis in LTP-allergic patients. In vitro inhibition studies, carried out using LTP purified from both rice and apple as well as whole peach extract, show that LTP was the relevant allergen in these patients and demonstrate the cross-reactivity between rice LTP and peach/apple LTP.
authors.affiliation: Ambulatorio di Allergologia, Clinica San Carlo, Paderno Dugnano, Italy. r.asero@libero.it
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Asero
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Amato
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Alfieri
authors.forename: Silvia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Folloni
authors.forename: Gianni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mistrello
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; C030363:lipid transfer protein; D007073:Immunoglobulin E