Tick salivary gland extract induces alpha‐gal syndrome in alpha‐gal deficient mice

Tick salivary gland extract induces alpha‐gal syndrome in alpha‐gal deficient mice

Abstract Introduction Alpha‐gal syndrome (AGS) is characterized by delayed hypersensitivity to non‐primate mammalian meat in people having specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) to the oligosaccharide galactose‐alpha‐1,3‐galactose. AGS has been linked to tick bites from Amblyomma americanum (Aa) in the U....

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Main Authors: Shailesh K. Choudhary, Shahid Karim, Onyinye I. Iweala, Shivangi Choudhary, Gary Crispell, Surendra Raj Sharma, Claire T. Addison, Mike Kulis, Brian H. Herrin, Susan E. Little, Scott P. Commins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Immunity, Inflammation and Disease
Subjects:
alpha‐gal
alpha‐gal knockout mice
alpha‐gal syndrome
Amblyomma americanum
delayed allergic responses
food allergy
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.457

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