Venoms of Neotropical wasps lack cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants enabling reliable protein-based specific IgE determination

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 141; no. 5; pp. 1917 - 1919.e1
• Main Authors: Perez-Riverol, Amilcar, Miehe, Michaela, Jabs, Frederic, Seismman, Henning, Romani Fernandes, Luís Gustavo, de Lima Zollner, Ricardo, Jakob, Thilo, Brochetto Braga, Marcia R., Spillner, Edzard
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Allergens - immunology; Allergies; Animals; Bee Venoms - immunology; Bees; Carbohydrates; Carbohydrates - immunology; Cross Reactions - immunology; Endemic species; Humans; Hymenoptera; Immunoglobulin E; Immunoglobulin E - immunology; Immunoglobulins; Immunotherapy; Insects; Lectins; Membranes; Patients; Phosphatase; Polistes; Venom; Wasp Venoms - immunology; Wasps - immunology; Denmark; Brazil; Europe; Germany

Systematic studies showed that in contrast to Europe and Northern America, the most commonly found wasp species in Neotropical regions belong to the Epiponini tribe of the Polistinae subfamily including, for example, the genera Polybia, Apoica, and Agelaia.3 Despite the high incidence, the severity...