Rossi RE, Monasterolo G, Incorvaia C, Moingeon P, Frati F, Passalacqua G, Rossi L, Canonica GW. Lack of neo-sensitization to Pen a 1 in patients treated with mite sublingual immunotherapy.
Clin Mol Allergy 2010;
8:4. [PMID:
20230633 PMCID:
PMC2859740 DOI:
10.1186/1476-7961-8-4]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2009] [Accepted: 03/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
Abstract
Background
Some studies reported the possible induction of food allergy, caused by neo-sensitization to cross-reacting allergens, during immunotherapy with aeroallergens, while other studies ruled out such possibility.
Objectives
The aim of this study was to evaluate the development of neo-sensitization to Pen a 1 (tropomyosin) as well as the appearance of reactions after ingestion of foods containing tropomyosin as a consequence of sublingual mite immunization.
Materials and methods
Specific IgE to Tropomyosin (rPen a 1) before and after mite sublingual immunotherapy in 134 subjects were measured. IgE-specific antibodies for mite extract and recombinant allergen Pen a 1 were evaluated using the immunoenzymatic CAP system (Phadia Diagnostics, Milan, Italy).
Results
All patients had rPen a 1 IgE negative results before and after mite SLIT and did not show positive shrimp extract skin reactivity and serological rPen a 1 IgE conversion after treatment. More important, no patient showed systemic reactions to crustacean ingestion.
Conclusions
Patients did not show neo-sensitization to tropomyosin, a component of the extract (namely mite group 10) administered. An assessment of a patient's possible pre-existing sensitisation to tropomyosin by skin test and/or specific IgE prior to start mite extract immunotherapy is recommended.
Trial Registration
This trial is registered in EudraCT, with the ID number of 2010-02035531.
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