Preparation allergenic pollen extracts; the points should be considered to make high-quality products.

Preparation allergenic pollen extracts; the points should be considered to make high-quality products. J Immunoassay Immunochem. 2018 Nov 13;:1-14 Authors: Ariaee N, Varasteh A, Jabbari Azad F, Sankian M Abstract Atopic diseases have an increasing trend worldwide during the last two decades. Determining the main cause of allergic diseases, allergens, is the first step in managing and improving the issue, usually is done by Skin Prick tests (SPTs). Having allergenic extract in high quality is desired to perform a reliable SPT. Several parameters of extracts are considered including composition, stability, potency, preservation conditions, and unit definition. In this review, these factors have been explained pointing to factors might have profitable points or harmful drawback in the quality of allergen extracts. PMID: 30422060 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry - Category: Biochemistry Tags: J Immunoassay Immunochem Source Type: research