title: Treatment with oleic acid reduces IgE binding to peanut and cashew allergens.
abstract: Oleic acid (OA) is known to bind and change the bioactivities of proteins, such as α-lactalbumin and β-lactoglobulin in vitro. The objective of this study was to determine if OA binds to allergens from a peanut extract or cashew allergen and changes their allergenic properties. Peanut extract or cashew allergen (Ana o 2) was treated with or without 5mM sodium oleate at 70°C for 60 min (T1) or under the same conditions with an additional overnight incubation at 37°C (T2). After treatment, the samples were dialyzed and analyzed by SDS-PAGE and for OA content. IgE binding was evaluated by ELISA and western blot, using a pooled serum or plasma from individuals with peanut or cashew allergies. Results showed that OA at a concentration of 5mM reduced IgE binding to the allergens. Peanut sample T2 exhibited a lower IgE binding and a higher OA content (protein-bound) than T1. Cashew allergen T2 also showed a reduction in IgE binding. We conclude that OA reduces the allergenic properties of peanut extract and cashew allergen by binding to the allergens. Our findings indicate that OA in the form of sodium oleate may be potentially useful as a coating to reduce the allergenic properties of peanut and cashew allergens.
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA. Electronic address: siyin.chung@ars.usda.gov.
authors.forename: Si-Yin
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Mattison
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Shawndrika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reed
authors.affiliation: Allergy Immunology Research Center of North Texas, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Wasserman
authors.affiliation: USDA-ARS, Southern Regional Research Center, New Orleans, LA, USA.
authors.forename: Wendy A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Desormeaux
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology; D031021:Anacardium / Q000737:chemistry*; D010367:Arachis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D009829:Oleic Acids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D009829:Oleic Acids; D010940:Plant Proteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
keywords: Ana o 2; Cashew allergen; IgE; Oleic acid; Peanut allergen; Sulfo-phospho-vanillin