Anisakis

The usual diagnostic methods, both skin tests and specific IgE with whole Anisakis extract, have a good sensitivity but a low specificity to such a degree that in 22% of blood donors specific IgE to the parasite is detected [40] and at least 20% of patients with acute urticaria have positive skin prick tests with whole Anisakis extract [41 ]. As for BAT with whole Anisakis extract, Gonzalez-Munoz et al. [42] report a sensitivity of 96% with a specificity of 96%, which are clearly higher values than those from specific IgE. 

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Gonzalez-Munoz M, Luque R, Nauwelaers F, Moneo I Detection of Anisakis simplex-induced basophil activation by flow cytometry. Cytometry B Clin Cytom 2006 68 31-36. 

Anthelmintic activity. Saline extract of the dried rhizome, at a concentration of 2.5%, was 100% effective on Anisakis species larvae " . 

Anisakis spp. Nematode is ingested if fish is eaten raw or slightly salted 2-10 Reduces infectivity of larvae... 

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Kasuya, S., C. Goto, K. Koga, H. Ohtomo, N. Kagei, and G. Honda. 1990. Lethal efficacy of leaf extract from Perilla frutescens (traditional Chinese medicine) or perillaldehyde on Anisakis larvae in vitro. Jpn. J. Parasitol. 39 220-225. 

Asturias, J.A., Eraso, E., Martinez, A. 2000. Cloning and high level expression in Escherichia coli of an Anisakis simplex tropomyosin isoform. Molecular and Biochemical... 

Guarneri, F., Guameri, C., Benvenga, S. 2007. Cross-reactivity of Anisakis simplex Possible role of Ani s 2 and Ani s 3. International Journal of Dermatology 46(2) 146-150. 

Nieuwenhuizen, N., Lopata, A.L., Jeebhay, M.L.F., Herbert, D.R., Robins, T.G., Brombacher, F. 2006. Exposure to the fish parasite Anisakis causes allergic airway hyperreactivity and dermatitis. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 117(5) 1098-1105. 

Anisakis (Anisakis Ani s 1 Kunitz-type serine 21-24 Armentia et al. 

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Caballero, M.L. and Moneo, I. 2004. Several allergens from Anisakis simplex are highly resistant to heat and pepsin treatments. Parasitol Res 93(3) 248-251. 

Kasuya, S., Hamano, H., and Izumi, S. 1990. Mackerel-induced urticaria and Anisakis. Lancet 335(8690) 665-665. 

Rodriguez-Perez, R., Moneo, I., Rodriguez-Mahillo, A., and Caballero, M.L. 2008. Cloning and expression of Ani s 9, a new Anisakis simplex allergen. Mol Biochem Parasitol 159(2) 92-97. 

Jung, S.K., A. Mai, M. Iwamoto, N. Arizono, D. Fujimoto, K. Sakamaki and S. Yonehara. Purification and cloning of an apoptosis-inducing protein derived from fish infected with Anisakis simplex, a causative nematode of human anisakiasis. J. Immunol. 165 1491 — 1497, 2000. 

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