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ArticleClinical and translational allergy2019

Evaluation of basophil activation caused by transgenic rice seeds expressing whole T cell epitopes of the major Japanese cedar pollen allergens.

Shinya Takaishi, Saburo Saito, Minori Kamada, Nobuyoshi Otori, Hiromi Kojima, Kenjiro Ozawa, Fumio Takaiwa

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Article in Clinical and translational allergy, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Shinya Takaishi1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-4849-2975
Saburo Saito2Division of Molecular Immunology, Research Center for Medical Sciences, Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8461 Japan.
Minori Kamada3Core Research Facilities for Basic Science (Division of Molecular Genetics), Research Center for Medical Sciences, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Nobuyoshi Otori1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Hiromi Kojima1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Kenjiro Ozawa5Plant Molecular Farming Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan.
Fumio Takaiwa5Plant Molecular Farming Unit, Division of Biotechnology, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Ibaraki, Japan.
Jikei University School of Medicine · JPNational Agriculture and Food Research Organization · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundJapanese cedar (JC) pollinosis is a serious type I allergic disease in Japan. Although subcutaneous immunotherapy and sublingual immunotherapy have been applied to treat JC pollinosis, high doses of allergens may cause IgE-mediated allergic reactions. The transgenic rice seeds that contain genetically modified Cry j 1 and Cry j 2, the two major allergens of JC pollen, have been developed as candidates for oral immunotherapy. Although the antigens in the transgenic rice seeds (Tg-rice seeds) were engineered such that they decrease binding ability with IgE and they are of insufficient length to cross-link IgE on the surface of mast cells or basophils, the safety of Tg-rice seeds for patients with JC pollinosis was unclear.

methodsTo verify the safety of Tg-rice seeds in terms of allergies, we investigated the percentage of activated basophils induced by Tg-rice seed extract in the basophil activation test. Blood samples from 29 patients with JC pollinosis were collected. Tg-rice seed extract, non-transgenic wild-type rice seed extract, and Cry j 1 and Cry j 2 were mixed with the blood with reagents. The percentage of activated basophils was assessed by CD203c expression, a basophil activation marker.

resultsThe percentage of activated basophils after the stimulation with Tg-rice seed extract was 4.5 ± 1.6% (mean ± SD) compared with 62.9 ± 20.2% after Cry j 1- and Cry j 2-stimulation (difference 58.4%, P < 0.001, 95% confidence interval 51.0-65.9%).

conclusionsThe results will contribute to the safety of Tg-rice seeds in terms of allergies.

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Basophil activation testImmunotherapyPollinosisT-cell epitopeTransgenic rice

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