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....
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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-09-01
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Series: | Immunity, Inflammation and Disease |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.457 |
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