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SUBMITTER: Contreras M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7075944 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Contreras Marinela M Pacheco Iván I Alberdi Pilar P Díaz-Sánchez Sandra S Artigas-Jerónimo Sara S Mateos-Hernández Lourdes L Villar Margarita M Cabezas-Cruz Alejandro A de la Fuente José J
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology 20200310
Ticks are arthropod ectoparasite vectors of pathogens and the cause of allergic reactions affecting human health worldwide. In humans, tick bites can induce high levels of immunoglobulin E antibodies against the carbohydrate Galα1-3Galβ1-(3)4GlcNAc-R (α-Gal) present in glycoproteins and glycolipids from tick saliva that mediate anaphylactic reactions known as the alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS) or red meat allergy. In this study, a new animal model was developed using zebrafish for the study of allergi ...[more]