Allergens in celery and zucchini

• Published in: Allergy (Copenhagen) Vol. 57; no. s72; pp. 100 - 105
• Main Authors: Vieths, S., Lüttkopf, D., Reindl, J., Anliker, M. D., Wüthrich, B., Ballmer‐Weber, B, K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Science, Ltd 01.01.2002
• Subjects: Allergens - analysis; Allergens - immunology; Apium - chemistry; Apium - immunology; celery; Contractile Proteins; Cross Reactions; Cucurbitaceae - chemistry; Cucurbitaceae - immunology; food allergy; food challenge; Food Hypersensitivity - diagnosis; Humans; Immunoglobulin E - blood; Microfilament Proteins - immunology; Profilins; zucchini

The aim of this study was to confirm allergy to celery tuber and to zucchini, for the first time, by DBPCFC, and to identify the allergens recognized by IgE from DBPCFC‐positive patients. Therefore, raw vegetables were hidden in a broccoli drink, and a DBPCFC‐procedure was developed that consisted o...