Baker's asthma and rhinitis are among the most common occupational diseases. Inhaled cereal flours, such as wheat, especially cause this disease. Prevalence of wheat allergy in Japan is 0.2% - the assessment was based on questionnaire-based exam, skin prick test, and omega-5 gliadin sIgE (http://goo.gl/Mp4nW).Potential wheat allergens were purified using chromatographic methods from protein extracts of wheat flour and were used in skin prick tests.
10 patients with baker's rhinitis, asthma, or both participated in this study. All the patients had positive skin prick test reactions and specific IgE antibodies to wheat flour. The series included 10 control patients.
Allergen concentrations of 0.3-0.5 mg/mL revealed that:
- 12 patients reacted to a-amylase inhibitor (alpha-AI)
- 9 to peroxidase I (PI)
- 9 to thaumatin-like protein (TLP)
- 6 to lipid transfer protein 2G (LTP2G)
Of these, TLP and LTP2G are now observed to be new allergens associated with baker's asthma.
In addition to the earlier-described alpha-AI and PI, TLP and LTP2G are important in vivo wheat allergens in baker's allergies.
Of these, TLP and LTP2G are now observed to be new allergens associated with baker's asthma.
In addition to the earlier-described alpha-AI and PI, TLP and LTP2G are important in vivo wheat allergens in baker's allergies.
Thaumatin is a low-calorie protein sweetener and flavor modifier. The thaumatins were first found as a mixture of proteins isolated from the katemfe fruit (Thaumatococcus daniellii Bennett) of west Africa.
References:
Thaumatin-like protein and baker's respiratory allergy. Lehto M, Airaksinen L, Puustinen A, Tillander S, Hannula S, Nyman T, Toskala E, Alenius H, Lauerma A. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Feb;104(2):139-46.
References:
Thaumatin-like protein and baker's respiratory allergy. Lehto M, Airaksinen L, Puustinen A, Tillander S, Hannula S, Nyman T, Toskala E, Alenius H, Lauerma A. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2010 Feb;104(2):139-46.
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Workforce occupational asthma in New Zealand. The highest risks: printer/baker/sawmill labourer/metal processing. Ann Occup Hyg. 2010.
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