Popescu FD, Vieru M. Precision medicine allergy immunoassay methods for assessing immunoglobulin E sensitization to aeroallergen molecules. World J Methodol 2018; 8(3): 17-36 [PMID: 30519536 DOI: 10.5662/wjm.v8.i3.17]
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Florin-Dan Popescu, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, Chief Doctor, Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, “Nicolae Malaxa” Clinical Hospital, Sos Vergului 12, Sector 2, Bucharest 022441, Romania. florindanpopescu@ymail.com
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Cysteine-protease, cleavage of regulatory IgE synthesis CD23, CD25 Midgut (colon, intercolon, postcolon) and mite fecal pellets Group 1 major mite allergen, CR with nDer f 1
rDer p 2 nDer p 2 rEur m 2
Functional homologue of adaptor MD-2, TLR4 coreceptor Midgut (ventriculus, paired caeca), male reproductive tract, fecal pellets Group 2 major mite allergen, NPC2 family, CR Der p 2, Der f 2, homologue Lep d 2
rDer p 4
Group 4 major mite allergen
rDer p 5
Group 5 major mite allergen, homologue rBlo t 5
rDer p 7
LPS-binding protein, stimulation TLR2, group 7 mite allergen
rDer p 9
Serine protease, group 9 mite allergen
rDer p 10
Invertebrate panallergen tropomyosin muscular protein from mite locomotory muscles Group 10 CR mite allergen, invertebrate panallergen CR rAni s 3, nBla g 7, rPer a 7, rPen a 1, Pen m 1, Lit v 1, Hel as 1, Ven g 1, Uro du 1 Involved in house dust mites-crustaceans-mollusks syndrome
rDer p 11
Paramyosin, major allergen
rDer p 14
Apolipophorin-like allergen, lipid transport particles
rDer p 15 rDer p 18
Chitinase-like allergens
nDer p 20
Arginine kinase, CR shrimp Penaeus monodon Pen m 2
rDer p 21
Group 21 mite allergen, gut and fecal particles
rDer p 23
Peritrophin-like protein (8 kDa), group 23 mite major allergen Peritrophic lining of mite gut, fecal pellets
Storage mites (Glycyphagus domesticus, etc.)
rGly d 2
Group 2 mite allergens, NPC2 protein CR Lep d 2, homologue Der p 2 (limited CR)
Table 6 Main species-specific allergen molecules of pollen origin1 used in singleplex and multiplex immunoassays[9,74,93]
Plant source
Allergenic molecule
Biological function, comments
Specific allergen components of tree pollen origin (birch Betula verrucosa, olive tree Olea europaea, plane tree Platanus acerifolia, cypress Cupressus arizonica, etc.)
Betulaceae family
rBet v 1
PR-10 protein, heat sensitive
CR with Bet v 1-like proteins Cor a 1, Mal d 1
Involved in birch-hazelnuts-Rosaceae fruit syndrome
Oleaceae family
rOle e 1
Trypsin inhibitor
Platanaceae family
rPla a 1
Invertase inhibitor
nPla a 2
Polygalacturonase
Cupressaceae family
nCup a 1
Pectate lyase
Specific allergen components of grass pollen origin (Timothy grass: Phleum pratense, Bermuda grass: Cynodon dactylon, etc.)
Poaceae family
rPhl p 1
Beta-expansin
Pooideae subfamily
rPhl p 5
Ribonuclease;
other allergen molecules: rPhl p 2, rPhl p 6
Chloridoideae subfamily nCyn d 1 Beta-expansin
Specific allergen components of weed pollen origin (mugwort Artemisia vulgaris, ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia, Pellitory Parietaria judaica, plantain Plantago lanceolata, saltwort Salsola kali, goosefoot Chenopodium album, etc.)
Citation: Popescu FD, Vieru M. Precision medicine allergy immunoassay methods for assessing immunoglobulin E sensitization to aeroallergen molecules. World J Methodol 2018; 8(3): 17-36