title: IgE reactivity to carbohydrate moieties of glycoproteins in wheat allergy.
abstract: Carbohydrate moieties of different glycoproteins, such as cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs) and galactose α-1,3-galactose, can induce IgE reactivity with varied clinical significance. In this study, the possible participation of glycan from wheat gliadin, with respect to its IgE-binding capacity, was investigated in children with food allergies to wheat. Total IgE and wheat-specific IgE quantification, documentation of history, and/or oral food challenge (OFC) were performed for 52 children. Subjects with positive wheat-specific IgE were characterized as the symptomatic group, never-exposed group, or asymptomatic group. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and glycan detection in gliadin were performed. IgE binding to gliadin and deglycosylated gliadin was measured by immunoblotting and ELISA. Gliadin-specific IgE was detected and correlated with wheat-specific IgE in the symptomatic, never-exposed, and asymptomatic groups. The glycan range overlapped significantly with the gliadin range. Deglycosylation of gliadin reduced the allergenicity of gliadin. In gliadin, the allergenicity of the glycan portion was greater in the symptomatic group than in the never-exposed and asymptomatic groups. We conclude that N-glycan in gliadin might exhibit allergenicity as a possible carbohydrate epitope in wheat allergy in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Ilsan Paik Hospital, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Tae Won
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Jung Yeon
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Kyung Eun
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Mi Na
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yoon Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Soo-Young
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kyung Won
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Myung Hyun
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Sohn
authors.forename: Kyu-Earn
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000276:immunology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005903:Gliadin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011485:Protein Binding / Q000276:immunology; D014908:Triticum / Q000009:adverse effects*; D021182:Wheat Hypersensitivity / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D002241:Carbohydrates; D016207:Cytokines; D006023:Glycoproteins; D007073:Immunoglobulin E; D005903:Gliadin