title: [Molecular aspects of allergy to plant products. Part I. Class I and II allergens and crossreactivity of IgE antibodies].
abstract: Food allergies are adverse immunologic reactions that might be due to IgE--or none IgE-mediated immune mechanisms or mixed. One of the more common and typically most mild forms of IgE- mediated food allergy is the so-called oral allergy syndrome (OAS), although systemic symptoms after ingesting a particular fruit or vegetable can occur. Pollen food syndrome is the most common food allergy in adolescents and adults. It develops as a consequence of shared epitopes in the primary and tertiary structures of pollen and food allergens. The authors describe class I and class II allergens, as well as molecularly determined IgE-crossreactivity phenomenon. Also the problem of symptom-free consumed pollen-related food allergens, which might cause T cell-mediated late-phase skin reactions in patients with pollen allergy and atopic dermatitis, is taken up.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences (WULS), Faculty of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Warsaw, Poland. kamilabokszczanin@o2.pl
authors.forename: Kamila Ł
authors.initials: KŁ
authors.lastname: Bokszczanin
authors.forename: Andrzej A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Przybyła
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000485:Allergens / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D052179:Antigens, Plant / Q000276:immunology; D003429:Cross Reactions / Q000276:immunology; D003876:Dermatitis, Atopic / Q000276:immunology; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology*; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I / Q000276:immunology; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D027845:Malus / Q000276:immunology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000276:immunology; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D015395:Histocompatibility Antigens Class I; D000949:Histocompatibility Antigens Class II; D010940:Plant Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E