Compound allergens

Sulek, A., Noworolnik, K., Podolska, G., Dziuba, J., and Konopka, I. 2007. The effect of plant protection substances on toxic and allergenic compounds in seeds of selected plants. In Allergens and Compounds of Plant Raw Materials and Foods Inducing Food Intolerance. Proceedings of II Scientific National Conference, Olsztyn, September 19, 2007, 41 (in polish). 

Light, fluorometric, electronic emission, and confocal absorption microscopy techniques or their combinations with immunometric techniques are applicable to analysis of allergenic compounds regarding the structure of a product—its matrix). Cells and metabolites produced by the immune system cells involved in the allergenic response (specific types of lymphocytes) can be examined by flow cytometry techniques in addition to traditional microscopic techniques. 

There are a number of microorganisms containing allergenic compounds (Tables 14.1.1 through 14.1.4). They are microorganisms, and their metabolites (enzymes, toxins, and enzyme inhibitors), spores, or specific compounds are of molecular... 

Gronneberg, R, Strandberg, K. and Hagermark, O. (1979). Effect of terbutaline, a 02-adrenetgic receptor stimulating compound, on cutaneous responses to histamine, allergen, compound 48/80, and trypsin. Allergy 34, 303-309. 

Immunosuppression is not the only mechanism by which immunotoxins affect humans. Some chemicals, including anhydrides and isocyanates, are immunostimulants (also referred to as immunoenhancers), or allergens, compounds that stimulate specific immune responses and induce hypersensitivity (allergic reaction) in susceptible individuals. 

Karlberg, A.T., Magnusson, K. and Nilsson, U. 1994. Influence of an antioxidant on the formation of allergenic compounds during auto-oxidation of 4-limonene. Ann. Occup. Hyg. 38(2) 199-207. 

In addition to the natural toxins already described, plants also contain allergenic compounds. Many of these are harmful if the plant allergen is ingested or inhaled, though some are contact allergens. 

E.1 Invested allergens These are mainly proteins consumed in foods. The most important are the 37 different allergenic compounds in... 

Cinnamon and balsam of Peru contain many similar allergenic compounds. Patch testing has demonstrated crossreactivity in persons with allergies to these two species (Calnan 1976 Hoskins 1984 Pfutzner et al. 2003). 

Castor oil is obtained from the seed of the castor plant, Ricinus communis. The seeds of castor plants are the size of kidney beans and have beautiful and intricate designs (Figure 9.1.31). Harvesting castor beans is not without risk. Allergenic compounds found on the plant surface can cause permanent nerve damage. Castor beans also contain two toxins that are poisonous to people, animals and insects. One is ridn, a water-soluble protein. Ridn is a potent cytotoxin. The other toxic protein in the castor bean, RCA (Ricinus communis... 

Experts should be queried about the possibility that the textile chemical applied to the fabric or a contaminant might be metabolized in the skin, forming an allergenic compound. 

With regard to contact allergenicity, many substances used in the pharmaceutical industry are very reactive chemically so they are liable to induce not only irritation but also contact sensitization. The allergenic potential as well as the concentration of the contacted substances are, of course, very important contributing factors. With a highly allergenic compound, one... 

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