The impact of pollen on human health is primarily evident in allergic diseases. Sensitized
patients can respond to pollen by symptoms of nose, eyes and bronchi. Pollen threshold …

Olive pollen is one of the most important causes of seasonal respiratory allergy in
Mediterranean countries, where this tree is intensely cultivated. Besides this, some cases of …

Olive tree is one of the main allergy sources in Mediterranean countries. The identification of
the allergenic repertoire from olive pollen has been essential for the development of rational …

Background Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) applied to type I respiratory allergies is
commonly performed with natural allergen extracts. Herein, we developed a sublingual …

Olive pollen is a major allergenic source worldwide due to its extensive cultivation. We have
combined available genomics data with a comprehensive proteomics approach to get the …

IgE-mediated allergy affects more than 25% of the world's population, and proteins from
trees, grasses, and mites are the most important causes of this disease (1, 2). In trees …

Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT), also known as sleeping sickness, is a Neglected
Tropical Disease endemic to 36 African countries, with approximately 70 million people …

The design, synthesis, conformational studies and binding affinity for VEGF receptors of a
collection of linear and cyclic peptide analogues of the N-terminal α-helix fragments 13–25 …

Background The development of recombinant house dust mite (HDM) allergens opened the
way for the in-depth characterization of these molecules but also provided new opportunities …

Abstract Background The ascomycete Ophiostoma piceae produces a sterol esterase (OPE)
with high affinity towards p-nitrophenol, glycerol and sterol esters. Its hydrolytic activity on …