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What Makes an Allergen an Allergen [PDF]
Allergy, 1978 In the vocabulary of daily life the term allergen is most often used to indicate the whole substance able to initiate an allergic reaction, such as certain pollens, moulds, house dust mites, animal dander, cow's milk and other inhalants or food items known to trigger immediate or late, hypersensitivity reactions.
Kjell Aas
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Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 1988 SummaryThis article presents a nomenclature system for allergens which has been officially recommended by the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS). The nomenclature is based on proposals of the IUIS Sub‐Committee for Allergen Nomenclature and is applicable to highly purified, well‐characterized allergens and to non‐purified or ...
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Vaccines, 2023 To achieve maximum efficacy, vaccines, such as subunit, recombinant, and conjugate vaccines, necessitate the incorporation of immunostimulators/adjuvants.
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Vaccines, 2022 Both adaptive and innate immunity responses are necessary for the efficient elimination of different pathogens. However, the magnitude, quality and desired type of immune response specific to the co-administered antigen is largely determined by adjuvants.
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Impact of oligomerization on the allergenicity of allergens
Clinical and Molecular Allergy, 2022 AbstractType I hypersensitivity (allergic reaction) is an unsuitable or overreactive immune response to an allergen due to cross-link immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies bound to its high-affinity IgE receptors (FcεRIs) on effector cells. It is needless to say that at least two epitopes on allergens are required to the successful and effective cross ...
Amin Moradi Hasan-Abad +5 more
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Vaccines, 2022 Herpes zoster (HZ) is one of two distinct syndromes caused by Varicella-zoster virus (VZV). A primary infection with VZV causes varicella in susceptible young children.
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Past, Present and Future of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin Vaccine Use in China
Vaccines, 2022 The BCG vaccine is prepared from a weakened strain of Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis), a bacterium closely related to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), which causes tuberculosis (TB).
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A Review of Honeybee Venom Allergens and Allergenicity [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 Honeybee venom is a source of proteins with allergenic properties which can result in in various symptoms, ranging from local reactions through to systematic life-threatening anaphylaxis, or even death. According to the World Allergy Organization (WAO), honeybee venom allergy is one of the most common causes of anaphylaxis.
Marta Burzyńska +1 more
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World Allergy Organization Journal, 2017 Background Peanut allergy is increasing at an alarming pace in developed countries. Peanut (Arachis hypogaea) is a common food in Cuba. Nevertheless, reported values of sensitization and symptom severity are usually low.
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Vaccines, 2022 A latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is a major source of active tuberculosis, and addressing an LTBI is crucial for the elimination of tuberculosis.
Xiaonan Guo +8 more
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