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ArticleGlycoconjugate journal2001

Hevein, an allergenic lectin from rubber latex, activates human neutrophils' oxidative burst.

E Rojas, P Llinas, A Rodríguez-Romero, C Hernández, M Linares, E Zenteno, R Lascurain

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Article in Glycoconjugate journal, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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E RojasDepartamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Tlalpan D.F., 14080, México.
P Llinas
A Rodríguez-Romero
C Hernández
M Linares
E Zenteno
R Lascurain
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MXInstituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias · MX

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Abstract

Hevein is an N-acetyl-D-glucosamine (GlcNAc) specific lectin that has been hypothesized to participate in the IgE-mediated allergic reactions in patients with latex allergy. In this work we assessed the specificity and biological effect of hevein purified from rubber latex on human leukocytes, using epifluorescence microscopy and flow cytometry. Purified human granulocytes were stimulated in vitro with hevein, and production of oxidative radicals was measured by reduction of nitroblue tetrazolium formazan. Histochemical staining and flow cytometry showed that hevein recognizes specifically monocytes (CD14+) and neutrophils (CD16+), but not lymphoid cells. Hevein induced oxidative response in purified granulocytes; this effect was 1.3-1.5-fold higher than the effect observed with the lectin WGA (wheat germ agglutinin), or other lectins with different sugar specificity. The induced reactions and cellular recognition by hevein were inhibited with GlcNAc and its oligomers; as well as by glycoproteins containing tri-and tetra-antennary N-glycosydically linked glycans. Our findings suggest that neutrophils are the main target for latex hevein; this lectin induces production of oxidative radicals, which seem to play an important role in tissue damage during latex allergy.

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Antimicrobial Cationic PeptidesPlant LectinsRespiratory BurstCarbohydratesFlow CytometryHumansLatexLatex HypersensitivityLectinsNeutrophilsPlant ProteinsReceptors, IgGRubberAntimicrobial Cationic PeptidesCarbohydratesheveinLatexLectinsPlant LectinsPlant ProteinsReceptors, IgGRubber

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