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Alpha-gal syndrome [PDF]

Chinese Medical Journal
What is alpha-gal?\u2022 Alpha-gal (galactose-\u3b1-1,3-galactose) is a sugar molecule found in most mammals.\u2022 Alpha-gal is not found in fish, reptiles, birds, or people.\u2022 Alpha-gal can be found in meat (for example, pork, beef, rabbit, lamb ...
Mengyuan Zhan, Shaohui Chen, Tengda Xu, Jia Yin, Hao Li, Zhouxian Pan, Ning Cui, Liping Wen, Xiangxiang Pan   +8 more
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Alpha‐gal syndrome—Food or drug allergy: A case report

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Alpha‐gal syndrome is an immunoglobulin E‐mediated hypersensitivity characterized by delayed allergic reactions to ingested products containing alpha‐gal carbohydrate.
Marina Božan, Vesna Vukičević Lazarević, Ivan Marković, Jadranka Morović‐Vergles, Joško Mitrović   +4 more
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Alpha-gal syndrome – A case report of tick-borne anaphylactic shock [PDF]

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2023
The most common cause of vasoplegic shock in critical care is sepsis. However, although rarely and only in specifically sensitised individuals previously bitten by a tick, red meat may provoke a delayed allergic reaction called an alpha-gal syndrome.
Jiri Muller, Jaroslav Radej, Miroslav Kriz, Eliska Hunkova, Jan Kasparek, Martin Matejovic   +5 more
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Alpha-Gal Syndrome in Children: Peculiarities of a “Tick-Borne” Allergic Disease

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
The alpha-gal syndrome is an allergic syndrome that comprises two clinical pictures: an immediate hypersensitivity to drugs containing alpha-gal and a delayed hypersensitivity to the ingestion of red mammalian meat.
Francesca Saretta, Mattia Giovannini, Francesca Mori, Stefania Arasi, Lucia Liotti, Luca Pecoraro, Luca Pecoraro, Simona Barni, Riccardo Castagnoli, Carla Mastrorilli, Lucia Caminiti, Gian Luigi Marseglia, Elio Novembre   +12 more
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Mysterious Allergy Caused by Tick Bite: Alpha-Gal Syndrome [PDF]

Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
Alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS) manifests as an intricate allergic response characterised by the formation of specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies targeting a carbohydrate termed galactose-a-1.3-galactose (a-Gal).
Muhammed Nalçacı
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Alpha-Gal Syndrome: A Concise Review

Allergies
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an emerging, relatively newly recognized allergic disorder with clinical manifestations that occur as a result of hypersensitivity reactions to oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-gal), a carbohydrate present in lower-
Prashant Kaushik, Faryal S. Bhatti, Tanmay Bangale, Creticus P. Marak   +3 more
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Onset of Alpha-Gal Syndrome after Tick Bite, Washington, USA [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
We describe a case of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) in a resident of Washington, USA, after local Ixodes pacificus tick bites, which were associated with IgE increases after diagnosis.
William K. Butler, Hanna N. Oltean, Elizabeth A. Dykstra, Eleanor Saunders, Johanna S. Salzer, Scott P. Commins   +5 more
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Pre-clinical strategies and emerging technologies driving advances in the alpha-gal syndrome [PDF]

Allergology International
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a unique allergic condition triggered by IgE antibody production against the mammalian oligosaccharide galactose-α-1,3-galactose (α-gal).
Loren D. Erickson, Jeffrey M. Wilson, Kayla Cramton, Claudia M. Rival   +3 more
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Alpha‐Gal Syndrome: An Underrated Serious Disease and a Potential Future Challenge [PDF]

Global Challenges
Over the past decades, red meat allergy, also known as mammalian meat allergy, which manifests differently from classic food allergies, has been reported in different countries and regions, including China.
Mengyuan Zhan, Jia Yin, Tengda Xu, Liping Wen   +3 more
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The alpha-Gal syndrome: new insights into the tick-host conflict and cooperation

Parasites & Vectors, 2019
This primer focuses on a recently diagnosed tick-borne allergic disease known as the alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS). Tick bites induce in humans high levels of IgE antibodies against the carbohydrate Galα1-3Galβ1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal) present on tick salivary ...
José de la Fuente, Iván Pacheco, Margarita Villar, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz   +3 more
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