[HTML][HTML] Allergen extracts for in vivo diagnosis and treatment of allergy: is there a future?

R Valenta, A Karaulov, V Niederberger… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Today, in vivo allergy diagnosis and allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) are still based
on allergen extracts obtained from natural allergen sources. Several studies analyzing the …

More than just protein degradation: The regulatory roles and moonlighting functions of extracellular proteases produced by fungi pathogenic for humans

D Satala, G Bras, A Kozik, M Rapala-Kozik… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Extracellular proteases belong to the main virulence factors of pathogenic fungi. Their
proteolytic activities plays a crucial role in the acquisition of nutrients from the external …

Role of serological tests in the diagnosis of mold infections

M Richardson, I Page - Current fungal infection reports, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To understand the role of antibody detection in the diagnosis of
infections caused by filamentous fungi (molds). Rapid and accurate profiling of infection …

Detection of the 'big five'mold killers of humans: Aspergillus, Fusarium, Lomentospora, Scedosporium and Mucormycetes

CR Thornton - Advances in applied microbiology, 2020 - Elsevier
Fungi are an important but frequently overlooked cause of morbidity and mortality in
humans. Life-threatening fungal infections mainly occur in immunocompromised patients …

Spectrum of allergens and allergen biology in India

K Bhattacharya, G Sircar, A Dasgupta… - International archives of …, 2018 - karger.com
The growing prevalence of allergy and asthma in India has become a major health concern
with symptoms ranging from mild rhinitis to severe asthma and even life-threatening …

A novel organic solvent-and detergent-stable serine alkaline protease from Trametes cingulata strain CTM10101

MO Benmrad, E Moujehed, MB Elhoul… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A protease-producing fungus was isolated from an alkaline wastewater of chemical
industries and identified as Trametes cingulata strain CTM10101 on the basis of the ITS …

Cari p 1, a novel polygalacturonase allergen from papaya acting as respiratory and food sensitizer

MB Sarkar, G Sircar, N Ghosh, AK Das, K Jana… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Papaya has been reported to elicit IgE-mediated hypersensitivity via pollen inhalation and
fruit consumption. Certain papaya sensitive patients with food allergy were found to …

Seasonal pollinosis due to kans grass pollen: Prevalence and immune-biochemical approach

T Basak, K Bhattacharya - Aerobiology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: It has been recognized from the early days of allergology that aerobiological
investigations have an important role to play in the development of respiratory allergic …

Epitope mapping of Rhi o 1 and generation of a hypoallergenic variant: a candidate molecule for fungal allergy vaccines

G Sircar, K Jana, A Dasgupta, S Saha… - Journal of Biological …, 2016 - ASBMB
Efficacy of allergen-specific immunotherapy is often severely impaired by detrimental IgE-
mediated side effects of native allergen during vaccination. Here, we present the molecular …

Molecular and immunological characterization of cysteine protease from Phaseolus vulgaris and evolutionary cross‐reactivity

A Sharma, S Vashisht, R Mishra… - Journal of Food …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
A commonly consumed legume in India, the kidney bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is associated
with allergy. We report molecular and immunological characterization of cysteine protease …