TY - JOUR
T1 - Analysis of the canine IgE-binding epitope on the major allergen (Cry j 1) of Japanese cedar pollen with anti-Cry j 1 monoclonal antibodies
AU - Sakaguchi, Masahiro
AU - Masuda, Ken ich
AU - Toda, Masako
AU - Inouye, Sakae
AU - Yasueda, Hiroshi
AU - Taniguchi, Yoshifumi
AU - Nagoya, Takao
AU - DeBoer, Douglas J.
AU - Tsujimoto, Hajime
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by a grant from the Agency for Science and Technology, Japan.
PY - 2001/1/10
Y1 - 2001/1/10
N2 - In our previous study [Immunology 91 (1997) 161] using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific to Cry j 1, a major allergen in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen, we identified five independent epitopes (EP-1-EP-5) on the molecule and found that EP-1 and EP-5 are the predominant allergic epitopes for humans and monkeys, respectively. In this study, we analyzed the epitopes recognized by IgE in the sera of 10 dogs sensitive to C. japonica pollen allergen using an IgE-ELISA inhibition method with these mAbs. The IgE reaction patterns varied among dogs. In eight of the 10 dogs, IgE recognized EP-5 which is a predominant allergic epitope for monkeys with the pollenosis. In four dogs, IgE recognized EP-1 which is a predominant allergic epitope for human patients with the pollenosis. In three dogs, IgE recognized EP-4 which is a heat-stable epitope. EP-5 is a predominant allergic epitope for dogs and some, but not all, dogs have IgE reaction patterns to the epitopes similar to those of humans.
AB - In our previous study [Immunology 91 (1997) 161] using monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific to Cry j 1, a major allergen in Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen, we identified five independent epitopes (EP-1-EP-5) on the molecule and found that EP-1 and EP-5 are the predominant allergic epitopes for humans and monkeys, respectively. In this study, we analyzed the epitopes recognized by IgE in the sera of 10 dogs sensitive to C. japonica pollen allergen using an IgE-ELISA inhibition method with these mAbs. The IgE reaction patterns varied among dogs. In eight of the 10 dogs, IgE recognized EP-5 which is a predominant allergic epitope for monkeys with the pollenosis. In four dogs, IgE recognized EP-1 which is a predominant allergic epitope for human patients with the pollenosis. In three dogs, IgE recognized EP-4 which is a heat-stable epitope. EP-5 is a predominant allergic epitope for dogs and some, but not all, dogs have IgE reaction patterns to the epitopes similar to those of humans.
KW - Allergen
KW - Dog
KW - Epitope
KW - IgE
KW - Japanese cedar pollen
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U2 - 10.1016/S0165-2427(00)00250-6
DO - 10.1016/S0165-2427(00)00250-6
M3 - Article
C2 - 11182146
AN - SCOPUS:0035834950
SN - 0165-2427
VL - 78
SP - 35
EP - 43
JO - Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
JF - Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology
IS - 1
ER -