Latex-fruit syndrome

Blanco, C., Diaz-Perales, A., Collada, C., Smchez-Monge, R., Aragoncillo, C., Castillo, R., Ortega, N., Alvarez, M., Carrillo, T., and Salcedo, G. (1999). Class 1 chitinases as potential panallergens involved in the latex-fruit syndrome. /. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 103, 507-513. 

Ikezawa, Z. and Osuna, H. (2002). Latex-fruits syndrome. Arerugi 51, 591-604 (in Japanese). 

Sanchez-Monge, R., Blanco, C., Perales, A.D. et al. 2000. Class I chitinases, the panallergens responsible for the latex-fruit syndrome, are induced by ethylene treatment and inactivated by heating. J Allergy Clin Immunol 106 190-195. 

Moreover, potato patatin is homologous and cross-reacts with the major latex allergen Hev b 7. This could be one explanation for the association of potatoes with the latex-fruit syndrome. 

Karisola, P, Kotovuori, A., Poikonen, S. et al. 2005. Isolated hevein-like domains, but not 31-kd endochitinases, are responsible for IgE-mediated in vitro and in vivo reactions in latex-fruit syndrome. J Allergy Clin Immunol 115 598-605. 

Yagami, T. 2002. Allergies to cross-reactive plant proteins. Latex-fruit syndrome is comparable with pollen-food allergy syndrome. IntArch Allergy Immunol 128 271-279. 

C. Blanco, Latex-fruit syndrome, Curr. Allergy Asthma Rep., 3 (2003) 47-53 A. Diaz-Perales, C. Collada, C. Blanco, R. Sanchez-Monge, T. Carrillo, C. Aragoncillo, and G. Salcedo, Class I chitinases with hevein-like domain, but not class II enzymes, are relevant chestnut and avocado allergens, J. Allergy Clin. Immunol, 102 (1998) 127-133. 

Brehler, R., U. Theissen, C. Mohr, and T. Luger. 1997. "Latex-fruit syndrome" Frequency of cross-reacting IgE antibodies, /lifergy 52(4) 404-410. 

Individuals with latex protein allergy often exhibit reactions to plant-derived food and fresh fruits, such as avocado or banana, too. N-terminal hevein-like domains seem to be responsible for these mediated reactions in the so-called latex-fruit syndrome [12]. 

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