Celery allergy

Bublin, M., I. Lauer, C. Oberhuber, S. Alessandri, P. Briza, C. Radauer, M. Himly, H. Breiteneder, S. Vieths, and K. Hoffmann-Sommergruber. 2008. Production and characterization of an allergen panel for component-resolved diagnosis of celery allergy. Mol Nutr Food Res 52 (2) 241—250. 

Ballmer-Weber, B.K., Vieths, S., Luttkopf, D. et al. 2000. Celery allergy confirmed by doubleblind, placebo-controlled food challenge A clinical study in 32 subjects with a history of adverse reactions to celery root. JAllergy Clin Immunol 106 373-378. 

Ballmer-Weber BK, Hoffmann A, Wiithrich B, et al. (2002). Influence of food processing on the allergenicity of celery DBPCFC with celery spice and cooked celery in patients with celery allergy. Allergy, 57 228-235. 

Jankiewicz A, HiibnerP, BdglKW, etal. (1997a). Celery allergy PCRasatool for the detection of trace amounts of celery in processed foods. Proceedings of Euro Food Chem IX Interlaken, Switzerland, Sept. 24—26. 

Pauli, G., J.C. Bessot, P.A. Braim, et al. 1988. Celery allergy clinical and biological study of 20 cases. Ann. Allergy 60(3) 243-246. Schimmer, O. 1983. Determination of the phototoxic and pho-tomutagenic potency of dmg and commercial preparations containing furocoumarin using a CUamydomcmas test system. Planta Med. 47(2) 79-82. 

Hoffmann-Sommergruber, K,. et al. (1999b). IgE reactivity to Api g 1, a major celery allergen, in a Central European population is based on primary sensitization by Bet V 1, /. Allergy. Clin. Immunol., 104, 2, Part 1, 478-484. 

Ballmer-Weber, B. K., J. M. Weber, S. Vieths, and B. Wuthrich. 2008. Predictive value of the sulfidoleukotriene release assay in oral allergy syndrome to celery, hazelnut, and carrot. J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol 18 (2) 93-99. 

To date, several plant food-derived profilins have been characterized, most of them being evidently involved in PFS. Hazelnut profilin Cor a 2 and the profilins from Rosaceae fruits strawberry Fra a 4, apple Mai d 4, cherry Pru av 4, almond Pru du 4, peach Pru p 4, and pear Pyr c 4, for example, are considered to cross-react with grass and/or birch pollen Bet v 2 profilin (van Ree et al. 1995). Reactions to celery Api g 4 and carrot Dau c 4 are observed in patients with concomitant birch- or mugwort pollen allergy (celery-mugwort-spice syndrome) (Egger et al. 2006). The... 

Jankiewicz, A., Aulepp, H., Baltes, W. et al. 1996. Allergic sensitization to native and heated celery root in pollen-sensitive patients investigated by skin test and IgE binding. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 111 268-278. 

Food allergy to spices accounts for 2% of all cases of food allergies but 6.4% of cases in adults. Prick tests to native spices in 589 patients with food allergies showed frequent sensitization to the Apiaceae coriander, caraway, fennel, and celery (32% of prick tests in children, 23% of prick tests in adults) (1). There were 10 cases of allergy related to the mugwort-celery-spices syndrome coriander (n = 1), caraway (n — 2), fennel (n — 3), garlic (n = 3), and onion (n = 1). 

Stager J, Wuthrich B, Johansson SG. Spice allergy in celery-sensitive patients. Allergy 1991 46(6) 475-8. 

Fdtisch K, Altman E, Haustein D, Vieths S (1999). Involvement of carbohydrate epitopes in the IgE response of celery-allergic patients. Int. Arch. Allergy Immunol, 120 30-42. 

Ganglberger E, Radauer C, Grimm R, et al. (2000), N-Terminal sequences of high molecular weight allergens from celery tuher. Clin. Exp. Allergy, 30 566-570. 

Liittkopf D, Ballmer-Weber BK, Wiithrich B, Vieths S (2000). Celery allergens in patients with positive double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol, 106 390-399. 

Scheurer S, Wangorsch A, Haustein D, Vieths S (2000). Cloning of the minor allergen Api g 4 profilin from celery (Apium graveolens) and its cross-reactivity with birch pollen profiln Bet V 2. Clin. Exp. Allergy, 30 962-971. 

VallierP, Dechamp C, Valenta R, Vial O, DevillerP (1992). Purification and characterization of an allergen from celery immunochemically related to an allergen present in several other plant species. Identification as a profilin. Clin. Exp. Allergy, 22 774—782. 

Vieths S, Jankiewicz A, Wiithrich B, Baltes W (1995). Immunoblot study of IgE binding allergens in celery roots. Ann. Allergy Asthma Immunol, 75 48-55. 

In a patient with occupational allergy to anise seed, a skin prick test showed immediate positive responses to caraway and other spices and foods including coriander, cumin, dill, fennel, and asparagus. Skin prick tests with celery, carrot, birch pollen, and mugwort pollen extracts were negative (Garcia-Gonzalez et al. 2002). 

Allergic reactions to fennel are rare but have been reported (Bensky et al. 2004 De Smet 1992 Ottolenghi et al. 1995). Human studies have indicated an association between birch-mugwort-celery syndrome and fennel allergy (Jensen-Jarolim et al. 1997 Stager et al. 1991). 

Hirschfeld, G., L. Weber, A. Renkl, K. Scharffetter-Kochanek, and J.M. Weiss. 2008. Anaphylaxis after oseltamivir (Tamiflu) therapy in a patient with sensitization to star anise and celery-carrot-mugwort-spice syndrome. Allergy 63(2) 243-244. 

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