Why lipid transfer protein allergy is not a pollen-food syndrome: novel data and literature review
Riccardo Asero, Ignazio Brusca, Lorenzo Cecchi, Patrizia Pignatti, Valerio Pravettoni, Enrico Scala, Carina Gabriela Uasuf, D Villalta
Abstract
Summary: The evidence for LTP syndrome being a pollen-food syndrome is presently very thin. Our data do not rule out the possible sensitization to the protein, via the airways or the skin.
Topics & Concepts
Plant lipid transfer proteinsSensitizationImmunoglobulin EAllergyMedicinePollenImmunologyAllergenLong-term potentiationInternal medicineAntibodyChemistryBiologyBiochemistryBotanyReceptorGeneFood Allergy and Anaphylaxis ResearchAllergic Rhinitis and SensitizationAsthma and respiratory diseases