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Doenhoff, MJ, El-Faham, M, Liddell, S, Fuller, HR ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8868-896X, Stanley, RG, Schramm, G and Igetei, JE (2016) Cross-Reactivity between Schistosoma mansoni Antigens and the Latex Allergen Hev b 7: Putative Implication of Cross-Reactive Carbohydrate Determinants (CCDs). PLoS One, 11 (7).

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Abstract

IgG antibodies produced by rabbits immunized against S. mansoni antigens cross-reacted with aqueous soluble constituents of a variety of allergens. The antibody cross-reactivity was largely sensitive to degradation by treatment of the target antigens with sodium meta-periodate, suggesting the cross-reactivity was due to carbohydrate determinants that were common to both the schistosome and the allergens (CCDs). The reaction between the rabbit antibodies and a 43 kDa molecule in a rubber latex extract was analysed further: tandem mass spectrometry identified the latex molecule as allergen Hev b 7. Rabbit anti-schistosome IgG antibodies purified by acid-elution from solid-phase latex Hev b 7 reacted with the S. mansoni egg antigens IPSE/alpha-1 and kappa-5 and cercarial antigens SPO-1 and a fatty acid-binding protein. Moreover, purified anti-S. mansoni egg, latex cross-reactive antibodies reacted with antigenic constituents of some fruits, a result of potential relevance to the latex-fruit syndrome of allergic reactions. We propose that IgG anti-schistosome antibodies that cross-react with allergens may be able to block IgE-induced allergic reactions and thus provide a possible explanation for the hygiene hypothesis.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	This is the accepted author manuscript (AAM). The final published version (version of record) is available online via PLoS at http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0159542 Please refer to any applicable terms of use of the publisher.
Uncontrolled Keywords:	latex; antibodies; Schistosoma mansoni; Allergens; Immune Serum; Cross reactivity; Antigens; Allergies
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Institute for Science and Technology in Medicine
Depositing User:	Symplectic
Date Deposited:	18 Jul 2016 13:02
Last Modified:	24 Aug 2018 09:30
URI:	https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/2038

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