Allergy & Immunology

Enolases represent a unique family of allergens as they are not only found in all three major kingdoms (animals, plants, and fungi), but…

This abstract outlines the case of a 57-year-old Georgian woman referred to an allergist by a gastroenterologist due to a 10-day history…

The following selected highlights explore several groundbreaking abstracts presented at the European Academy of Allergy & Clinical…

Even though certain cultivation conditions might lead to strong expression of one allergen, the same conditions might not be optimal for the expression of another allergen.

The following highlights spotlight selected abstracts presented at the 2023 European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) Congress.

The human microbiome incorporates bacteria, archaea, fungi, viruses, and bacteriophages (phages). Phages play a remarkable role concurrently as microbiome-regulating mediators and immune factors. This discovery enhances the proposition of a correlation between the reduction of their presence and the exacerbation of symptoms in patients with allergies or asthma.

Early studies have reported delayed injection-site reactions in up to 0.8% of individuals receiving Moderna messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine. These are believed to be benign and do not contraindicate subsequent doses.

Lipid transfer proteins (LTPs) are allergens widespread in plant foods. They represent the main cause of food allergy in adults living in the Mediterranean Basin.1,2 The manifestation and severity of LTP hypersensitivity are extremely variable.