Original paper<br>Hypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients

Eleonora Nucera; Simona Mezzacappa; Arianna Aruanno; Valentina Pecora; Angela Rizzi; Anna Giulia Ricci; Manuela Ferraironi; Alessandro Buonomo; Domenico Schiavino

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Original paper
Hypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients

Eleonora Nucera

,

Simona Mezzacappa

,

Arianna Aruanno

,

Valentina Pecora

,

Angela Rizzi

,

Anna Giulia Ricci

,

Manuela Ferraironi

,

Alessandro Buonomo

,

Domenico Schiavino

Postep Derm Alergol 2015; XXXII (4): 255–261

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2015.53321

Online publish date: 2015/08/12

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Nucera E, Mezzacappa S, Aruanno A, et al. Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2015;32(4):255-261. doi:10.5114/pdia.2015.53321.

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Nucera, E., Mezzacappa, S., Aruanno, A., Pecora, V., Rizzi, A.,  & Ricci, A. et al. (2015). Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 32(4), 255-261. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2015.53321

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Nucera, Eleonora, Simona Mezzacappa, Arianna Aruanno, Valentina Pecora, Angela Rizzi, Anna Giulia Ricci,  and Manuela Ferraironi et al. 2015. "Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients". Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii 32 (4): 255-261. doi:10.5114/pdia.2015.53321.

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Nucera, E., Mezzacappa, S., Aruanno, A., Pecora, V., Rizzi, A., Ricci, A., Ferraironi, M., Buonomo, A.,  and Schiavino, D. (2015). Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, 32(4), pp.255-261. https://doi.org/10.5114/pdia.2015.53321

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Nucera, Eleonora et al. "Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients." Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii, vol. 32, no. 4, 2015, pp. 255-261. doi:10.5114/pdia.2015.53321.

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Nucera E, Mezzacappa S, Aruanno A, Pecora V, Rizzi A, Ricci A et al. Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients. Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postępy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 2015;32(4):255-261. doi:10.5114/pdia.2015.53321.

Introduction: Lipid transfer proteins (LTP), profilin and PR-10 are the most important panallergens in central and southern Italy. Lipid transfer proteins are stable molecules, predominantly present in the fruit peel, which can induce systemic symptoms after ingestion of vegetables. Profilin and PR-10 are randomly distributed in the pulp and peel. Both are labile proteins and usually determine reactions restricted to the oral cavity. Panallergens-specific IgE may cross-react with homologues from different plant sources, due to their conserved structure.

Aim: To assess the pattern of sensitization to panallergens and the correlation with the clinical history and the allergological evaluation of food and aeroallergens.

Material and methods: One hundred and twenty patients with adverse reactions after vegetables ingestion underwent skin prick tests (SPT) with commercial extracts of plant-derived foods and inhalant allergens and commercial extracts of LTP, profilin and PR-10.

Results: Many patients presented positive SPT with different plant-food allergens. We found that 76 patients were sensitized to LTP, 14 to profilin and 5 to PR-10. In the LTP-sensitized group, 64 (84%) patients suffered from systemic symptoms while the patients sensitized only to profilin referred the oral allergy syndrome.

Conclusions: This study shows a high rate of sensitization to LTP in our population according to the literature about food allergy in our geographical area and confirms the literature data about the symptoms referred by patients with sensitization to panallergens. Panallergens should be considered as clinically relevant food allergens.

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Original paperHypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients

Eleonora Nucera , Simona Mezzacappa , Arianna Aruanno , Valentina Pecora , Angela Rizzi , Anna Giulia Ricci , Manuela Ferraironi , Alessandro Buonomo , Domenico Schiavino

food allergy, panallergens, IgE, cross-reaction

Original paper
Hypersensitivity to major panallergens in a population of 120 patients

Eleonora Nucera

,

Simona Mezzacappa

,

Arianna Aruanno

,

Valentina Pecora

,

Angela Rizzi

,

Anna Giulia Ricci

,

Manuela Ferraironi

,

Alessandro Buonomo

,

Domenico Schiavino