[HTML][HTML] Improving diagnostic accuracy in food allergy

RX Foong, JA Dantzer, RA Wood, AF Santos - The Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The diagnosis of food allergy can have a major impact on the lives of patients and families,
imposing dietary restrictions and limitations on social activities. On the other hand …

An overview of tropomyosin as an important seafood allergen: Structure, cross‐reactivity, epitopes, allergenicity, and processing modifications

JH Cheng, H Wang, DW Sun - … in Food Science and Food Safety, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Tropomyosin (TM) is a major allergen in crustaceans, which often causes allergy and is fatal
to some consumers. Currently, the most effective treatment is to avoid ingesting TM …

[HTML][HTML] Cross-reactive epitopes and their role in food allergy

SD Kamath, M Bublin, K Kitamura, T Matsui, K Ito… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Allergenic cross-reactivity among food allergens complicates the diagnosis and
management of food allergy. This can result in many patients being sensitized (having …

Insight into the IgE-binding sites of allergenic peptides of tropomyosin in shrimp (Penaeus chinensis) induced by cold plasma active particles

JH Cheng, H Wang, DW Sun - International Journal of Biological …, 2023 - Elsevier
Tropomyosin (TM) is a major allergen in crustaceans, and its allergenicity mainly depends
on epitopes. In this study, the locations of IgE-binding sites between plasma active particles …

Advances in epitope mapping technologies for food protein allergens: A review

F Zhou, S He, H Sun, Y Wang, Y Zhang - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The incidence of food allergy has been increasing in recent years, but the
prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of food allergy remain challenges in the world. Food …

Seafood allergy in Asia: geographical specificity and beyond

CYY Wai, NYH Leung, ASY Leung, GWK Wong… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Asian countries have unique ways of food processing and dietary habits that may explain
the observed differences in the prevalence, natural history, epidemiology and sensitization …

[HTML][HTML] Major shrimp allergen peptidomics signatures and potential biomarkers of heat processing

LL Xu, HY Gao, F Yang, YQ Wen, HW Zhang, H Lin… - Food Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
It is important to develop tools that can be used to understand the effects of processing on
allergenic foods in order to achieve personalized food labeling. To evaluate the effect of …

Characterization, Epitope Identification, and Cross-reactivity Analysis of Tropomyosin: An Important Allergen of Crassostrea angulata

X Yun, MS Li, Y Chen, F Huan, MJ Cao… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Oyster is a common shellfish product in China, which is associated with food allergy.
However, there is still lack of research on allergens in oysters. In this study, tropomyosin …

Insight into the molecular-level details of αs1 casein interactions with IgG: Combining with LC-MS/MS and molecular modelling techniques

J Zeng, K Lin, X Zhang, J Zou, L Zhang, P Gong, J Zhao… - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract αs1-Casein (αs1-CN) is a major cow milk allergen, while the tertiary structure of αs1-
CN and conformational epitopes of αs1-CN have not been clarified. Here, a reasonable …

Changing the IgE binding capacity of tropomyosin in shrimp through structural modification induced by cold plasma and glycation treatment

FQ Wang, JH Cheng, KM Keener - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Tropomyosin (TM) is the major allergen of shrimp (Penaeus chinensis). Previous studies
showed that separate cold plasma or glycation have their drawback in reducing allergenicity …