Meat allergy associated with α-Gal – Closing diagnostic gaps by anti-α-Gal IgE immune profiling

Meat allergy associated with α-Gal – Closing diagnostic gaps by anti-α-Gal IgE immune profiling:

Abstract

Background

Glycoproteins and glycolipids of some mammalian species contain the disaccharide galactosyl-α-(1,3)-galactose (α-Gal). It is known that α-Gal is immunogenic in humans and causes glycan-specific IgG and also IgE responses with clinical relevance. α-Gal is part of the IgE-reactive monoclonal therapeutic antibody cetuximab and is associated with delayed anaphylaxis to red meat. In this study, different alpha-Gal-containing analytes are examined in singleplex and multiplex assays to resolve individual sensitization patterns with IgE against α-Gal.

Methods

Three serum groups, α-Gal-associated meat allergy (MA) patients, idiopathic anaphylaxis (IA) patients with suspected meat allergy and non-meat-allergic healthy control individuals (HC), were analyzed via singleplex allergy diagnostics and a newly established immunoblot diagnostic system. The new dot blot detection system resolved individual IgE sensitization profiles for α-Gal-containing analytes cetuximab, bovine thyroglobulin and HSA-conjugated α-Gal.

Results

Singleplex allergy diagnostics using the α-Gal-analytes cetuximab and bovine thyroglobulin confirms the history of meat allergy patients in 91% and 88% of the cases, respectively. A novel dot-blot-based assay system for the detection of IgE against α-Gal reveals individual IgE sensitization profiles for α-Gal-containing analytes. An α-Gal-associated IgE cross-reactivity profile (IgE against cetuximab, bovine thyroglobulin and HSA-α-Gal) was identified, which is associated with meat allergy.

Conclusions

Detection of individual sensitization patterns with different α-Gal-containing analytes provides the basis for an individual allergy diagnosis for α-Gal sensitized patients. Higher amounts of α-Gal in pork and beef innards compared to muscle meat as indicated by a higher staining intensity are a plausible explanation for the difference in allergic symptom severity.

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