IgE to cyclophilins in pollen allergic children: epidemiological, clinical and diagnostic relevance of a neglected panallergen.
Capsule summary: Plant cyclophilins, panallergens known since decades, are still neglected. However, among Italian children with seasonal allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, cyclophilin-sIgE antibodies cause false positive reactions to pollen extracts of many clinically relevant species, mainly trees and weeds.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Paolo Maria Matricardi, Ekaterina Potapova, Valentina Panetta, Jonas Lidholm, Lars Mattsson, Enrico Scala, Roberto Bernardini, Carlo Caffarelli, Antonella Casani, Rosa Cervone, Loredana Chini, Pasquale Comberiati, Giovanna De Castro, Michele Miraglia Del Source Type: research