Characteristics of pollen-related food allergy based on individual pollen allergy profiles in the Chinese population.
Anaphylaxis
Art v 3
Bet v 1
Food allergy
Pollinosis
Journal
The World Allergy Organization journal
ISSN: 1939-4551
Titre abrégé: World Allergy Organ J
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101481283
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
May 2020
May 2020
Historique:
received:
18
11
2019
revised:
08
03
2020
accepted:
02
04
2020
entrez:
22
5
2020
pubmed:
22
5
2020
medline:
22
5
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Patients with pollinosis are often multi-sensitized to diverse pollen allergens. However, little is known about pollen allergy types among Chinese pollinosis patients. This study is aimed to characterize clinical manifestations of food allergy among patients with different types of pollen allergy. We retrospectively analyzed 402 pollinosis patients from an outpatient allergy department of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital who had been diagnosed by experienced allergists. All included patients who answered a questionnaire regarding seasonal pollinosis and clinical symptoms after ingestion of food and underwent intradermal skin tests. Total IgE and specific IgE levels were quantified by ImmunoCAP, using 0.35 kUA/L as a threshold for positivity. The patients were divided into 3 groups, based on the season during which they experienced symptoms and the 2 peaks of Chinese airborne pollen: spring-tree pollen symptoms group (SG), autumn-weed pollen symptoms group (AG), and a combined spring and autumn pollen symptoms group (CG). Birch pollen (83%) and ash pollen (74%) were common allergens among patients with spring symptoms, while mugwort pollen (87%) was a common allergen among patients with autumn symptoms. In total, 30% of the study population experienced pollen-related food allergy. Pollen-related food allergies were more prevalent among the single-season symptom groups (68% and 50% for the SG and AG, respectively) than among the CG (20%). All patients with pollen-related food-induced anaphylaxis exhibited autumn weed pollen symptoms. Except for 2 patients, all patients with food-induced anaphylaxis were allergic to mugwort pollen. In the SG, all patients with food allergy were sensitive to birch pollen, with birch and Bet v 1-specific IgE levels higher in this group than in the group without food allergy (p < 0.001). In the AG, Art v 3 was more prevalent among patients with pollen-related food allergy than without food allergy (79% vs. 33%, p < 0.001), a proportion similar to the one in the CG (67% vs. 48%, p = 0.01). Meanwhile, the Art v 3-specific IgE levels among patients with pollen-related food allergy were higher than among tolerant patients in the AG (p < 0.001) and CG (p = 0.02). Unexpectedly, the Art v 3-specific IgE levels were higher in patients with food-induced anaphylaxis than with oral allergy syndrome only in the CG. Bet v 1 (a Pathogenesis-related 10 protein) and Art v 3 (a non-specific lipid transfer protein; nsLTP) are candidate molecular biomarkers for the diagnosis of food allergies in patients with season-specific pollen-related allergies. Measuring pollen allergen component-specific IgE levels might be an effective tool for the management of pollinosis in clinical practice in China.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Patients with pollinosis are often multi-sensitized to diverse pollen allergens. However, little is known about pollen allergy types among Chinese pollinosis patients. This study is aimed to characterize clinical manifestations of food allergy among patients with different types of pollen allergy.
METHODS
METHODS
We retrospectively analyzed 402 pollinosis patients from an outpatient allergy department of the Peking Union Medical College Hospital who had been diagnosed by experienced allergists. All included patients who answered a questionnaire regarding seasonal pollinosis and clinical symptoms after ingestion of food and underwent intradermal skin tests. Total IgE and specific IgE levels were quantified by ImmunoCAP, using 0.35 kUA/L as a threshold for positivity.
RESULTS
RESULTS
The patients were divided into 3 groups, based on the season during which they experienced symptoms and the 2 peaks of Chinese airborne pollen: spring-tree pollen symptoms group (SG), autumn-weed pollen symptoms group (AG), and a combined spring and autumn pollen symptoms group (CG). Birch pollen (83%) and ash pollen (74%) were common allergens among patients with spring symptoms, while mugwort pollen (87%) was a common allergen among patients with autumn symptoms. In total, 30% of the study population experienced pollen-related food allergy. Pollen-related food allergies were more prevalent among the single-season symptom groups (68% and 50% for the SG and AG, respectively) than among the CG (20%). All patients with pollen-related food-induced anaphylaxis exhibited autumn weed pollen symptoms. Except for 2 patients, all patients with food-induced anaphylaxis were allergic to mugwort pollen. In the SG, all patients with food allergy were sensitive to birch pollen, with birch and Bet v 1-specific IgE levels higher in this group than in the group without food allergy (p < 0.001). In the AG, Art v 3 was more prevalent among patients with pollen-related food allergy than without food allergy (79% vs. 33%, p < 0.001), a proportion similar to the one in the CG (67% vs. 48%, p = 0.01). Meanwhile, the Art v 3-specific IgE levels among patients with pollen-related food allergy were higher than among tolerant patients in the AG (p < 0.001) and CG (p = 0.02). Unexpectedly, the Art v 3-specific IgE levels were higher in patients with food-induced anaphylaxis than with oral allergy syndrome only in the CG.
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Bet v 1 (a Pathogenesis-related 10 protein) and Art v 3 (a non-specific lipid transfer protein; nsLTP) are candidate molecular biomarkers for the diagnosis of food allergies in patients with season-specific pollen-related allergies. Measuring pollen allergen component-specific IgE levels might be an effective tool for the management of pollinosis in clinical practice in China.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32435327
doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2020.100120
pii: S1939-4551(20)30023-5
pii: 100120
pmc: PMC7229292
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
100120Informations de copyright
© 2020 The Author(s).
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
All of authors report no competing interests or financial disclosure.
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