Discovery of Alpha-Gal-Containing Antigens in North American Tick Species Believed to Induce Red Meat Allergy

Discovery of Alpha-Gal-Containing Antigens in North American Tick Species Believed to Induce Red Meat Allergy

Development of specific IgE antibodies to the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1, 3-galactose (α-gal) following tick bites has been shown to be the source of red meat allergy. In this study, we investigated the presence of α-gal in four tick species: the lone-star tick (Amblyomma americanum), the Gulf-Co...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Gary Crispell, Scott P. Commins, Stephanie A. Archer-Hartman, Shailesh Choudhary, Guha Dharmarajan, Parastoo Azadi, Shahid Karim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
α-gal
red meat allergy
ticks
saliva
salivary glands
glycans
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01056/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01056/full

Similar Items