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SUBMITTER: Zhao X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4472537 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhao Xiangjie X Li Lin L Kuang Zheshi Z Luo Guoqing G Li Bing B
Central-European journal of immunology 20150422 1
This study explored food allergy caused by eating silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) pupae, a traditionally accepted food and animal feed in East and Southeast Asia, and identified two new allergens by proteomic and immunological methods. Proteins isolated from silkworm pupae were separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE); pooled sera from patients allergic to silkworm pupa proteins were used to detect immunoglobulin E (IgE)-binding proteins by western blotting, and allergens specific for s ...[more]