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<i>Tribolium confusum</i> (Confused Flour Beetle, Rice Flour Beetle) – An Occupational Allergen in Bakers: Demonstration of IgE Antibodies

1991; Karger Publishers; Volume: 94; Issue: 1-4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1159/000235407

ISSN

1423-0097

Autores

G. Schultze‐Werninghaus, W. Zachgo, H. Rotermund, Rainer Wiewrodt, R. Merget, R. Wahl, G. Burow, R. zur Strassen,

Tópico(s)

Occupational exposure and asthma

Resumo

Specific IgE to proteins from Tribolium confusum (TC), a flour beetle, was detected in 9/125 sera of subjects exposed to rye and wheat flour. TC RAST was not inhibited by Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, rye or wheat flour. Immunoblot experiments showed specific binding to three proteins from adult TC or pupae, not present in rye or wheat flour. These findings suggest that TC might act as an occupational allergen in a proportion of bakers.

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