Tick bites, IgE to galactose‐alpha‐1, 3‐galactose and urticarial or anaphylactic reactions to mammalian meat: the alpha‐gal syndrome

JM Wilson, L Erickson, M Levin, SM Ailsworth… - Allergy, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The recent recognition of a syndrome of tick‐acquired mammalian meat allergy has
transformed the previously held view that mammalian meat is an uncommon allergen. The …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the relationship between Faecalibacterium duncaniae and Escherichia coli in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): Insights and implications

A Cabezas-Cruz, LG Bermúdez-Humarán - Computational and Structural …, 2024 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of disorders characterized by an inflammation
of the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and represents a major social and economic burden …

Influence of microbiota-driven natural antibodies on dengue transmission

A Wu-Chuang, A Rojas, C Bernal, F Cardozo… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Dengue has had a significant global health impact, with a dramatic increase in incidence
over the past 50 years, affecting more than 100 countries. The absence of a specific …

Receptor clustering by a precise set of extracellular galectins initiates FGFR signaling

D Zukowska, A Gedaj, N Porebska, M Pozniak… - Cellular and Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
FGF/FGFR signaling is critical for the development and homeostasis of the human body and
imbalanced FGF/FGFR contributes to the progression of severe diseases, including cancers …

B cells and the intestinal microbiome in time, space and place

O Pabst, CR Nowosad - Seminars in Immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
The gut immune system is shaped by the continuous interaction with the microbiota. Here
we dissect temporal, spatial and contextual layers of gut B cell responses. The microbiota …

Where's the beef? Understanding allergic responses to red meat in alpha-gal syndrome

AS Carson, A Gardner, OI Iweala - The Journal of Immunology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) describes a collection of symptoms associated with IgE-
mediated hypersensitivity responses to the glycan galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha …

Biosynthesis of α-gal epitopes (Galα1-3Galβ1-4GlcNAc-R) and their unique potential in future α-gal therapies

U Galili - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The α-gal epitope is a carbohydrate antigen which appeared early in mammalian evolution
and is synthesized in large amounts by the glycosylation enzyme α1, 3galactosyltransferase …

Glycan-related genes in human gut microbiota exhibit differential distribution and diversity in carbohydrate degradation and glycan synthesis

H Takihara, S Okuda - Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Interactions between humans and the gut microbiome occur by supplying nutrients to gut
epithelial cells via short-chain fatty acids obtained from dietary carbohydrates or mucins and …

Cell-autonomous adaptation: an overlooked avenue of adaptation in human evolution

R Golomb, O Dahan, D Dahary, Y Pilpel - Trends in Genetics, 2024 - cell.com
Adaptation to environmental conditions occurs over diverse evolutionary timescales. In multi-
cellular organisms, adaptive traits are often studied in tissues/organs relevant to the …

A novel monoclonal IgG1 antibody specific for Galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose questions alpha-Gal epitope expression by bacteria

L Kreft, A Schepers, M Hils, K Swiontek… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The alpha-Gal epitope (α-Gal) with the determining element galactose-α1, 3-galactose can
lead to clinically relevant allergic reactions and rejections in xenotransplantation. These …