Presensitization to Ascaris antigens promotes induction of mite-specific IgE upon mite antigen inhalation in mice

Background: Patients with house dust mite (HDM) allergy or Ascariasis produce serum IgE specific to the antigens of HDM or nematode Ascaris, respectively. Although human IgE cross-reactivity has been reported between HDM and Ascaris antigens, it remains unclear whether it contributes to the pathogen...

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Main Authors: Mayu Suzuki, Mutsuko Hara, Saori Ichikawa, Seiji Kamijo, Takuya Nakazawa, Hideki Hatanaka, Kazuo Akiyama, Hideoki Ogawa, Ko Okumura, Toshiro Takai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Allergology International
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015001525