Molecular aspects of allergens and allergy

R Valenta, A Karaulov, V Niederberger… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
Immunoglobulin E (IgE)-associated allergy is the most common immune disorder. More than
30% of the population suffer from symptoms of allergy which are often severe, disabling, and …

Ragweed pollen allergy: burden, characteristics, and management of an imported allergen source in Europe

KW Chen, L Marusciac, PT Tamas, R Valenta… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2018 - karger.com
Ambrosia artemisiifolia, also known as common or short ragweed, is an invasive annual
flowering herbaceous plant that has its origin in North America. Nowadays, ragweed can be …

Fulminant myocarditis with combination immune checkpoint blockade

DB Johnson, JM Balko, ML Compton… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Immune checkpoint inhibitors have improved clinical outcomes associated with numerous
cancers, but high-grade, immune-related adverse events can occur, particularly with …

Predicting HLA CD4 immunogenicity in human populations

SK Dhanda, E Karosiene, L Edwards, A Grifoni… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Background Prediction of T cell immunogenicity is a topic of considerable interest, both in
terms of basic understanding of the mechanisms of T cells responses and in terms of …

Epitope prediction and identification-adaptive T cell responses in humans

J Sidney, B Peters, A Sette - Seminars in immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Epitopes, in the context of T cell recognition, are short peptides typically derived by antigen
processing, and presented on the cell surface bound to MHC molecules (HLA molecules in …

HLA-DRB1 Alleles Are Associated With Different Magnitudes of Dengue Virus–Specific CD4+ T-Cell Responses

D Weiskopf, MA Angelo, A Grifoni… - The Journal of …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. Each year dengue virus (DENV) infects 400 million human but causes
symptomatic disease in only a subset of patients, suggesting that host genetic factors may …

A Review on T Cell Epitopes Identified Using Prediction and Cell-Mediated Immune Models for Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Bordetella pertussis

Y Tian, R da Silva Antunes, J Sidney… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
In the present review, we summarize work from our as well as other groups related to the
characterization of bacterial T cell epitopes, with a specific focus on two important …

To stay or not to stay intact as an allergen: the endolysosomal degradation assay used as tool to analyze protein immunogenicity and T cell epitopes

E Öztemiz Topcu, G Gadermaier - Frontiers in Allergy, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Antigen uptake and processing of exogenous proteins is critical for adaptive immunity,
particularly for T helper cell activation. Proteins undergo distinct proteolytic processing in …

Genetic restriction of antigen-presentation dictates allergic sensitization and disease in humanized mice

A Neunkirchner, B Kratzer, C Köhler, U Smole… - …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Abstract Background Immunoglobulin (Ig) E-associated allergies result from misguided
immune responses against innocuous antigens. CD4+ T lymphocytes are critical for …

Strong and frequent T‐cell responses to the minor allergen Phl p 12 in Spanish patients IgE‐sensitized to profilins

G Lund, S Brand, T Ramos, L Jimeno, P Boissy… - Allergy, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Profilins are dominant pan‐allergens known to cause cross‐sensitization,
leading to clinical symptoms such as pollen‐food syndrome. This study aimed to determine …