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ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2020

The Honeybee Venom Major Allergen Api m 10 (Icarapin) and Its Role in Diagnostics and Treatment of Hymenoptera Venom Allergy.

Thilo Jakob, Michèle Myriam Rauber, Amilcar Perez-Riverol, Edzard Spillner, Simon Blank

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Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Thilo JakobDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Experimental Dermatology and Allergy Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany. thilo.jakob@derma.med.uni-giessen.de.ORCID 0000-0002-3124-9998
Michèle Myriam RauberDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Experimental Dermatology and Allergy Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8022-7421
Amilcar Perez-RiverolDepartment of Dermatology and Allergology, Experimental Dermatology and Allergy Research Group, Justus-Liebig-University Gießen, Gießen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1294-0142
Edzard SpillnerDepartment of Engineering Immunological Biotechnology, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-0999-5254
Simon BlankCenter of Allergy and Environment (ZAUM), Technical University of Munich, School of Medicine and Helmholtz Center Munich, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Member of the German Center of Lung Research (DZL), Munich, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5649-1078
Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen · DEAarhus University · DKHelmholtz Zentrum München · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewIn Hymenoptera venom allergy, the research focus has moved from whole venoms to individual allergenic molecules. Api m 10 (icarapin) has been described as a major allergen of honeybee venom (HBV) with potentially high relevance for diagnostics and therapy of venom allergy. Here, we review recent studies on Api m 10 characteristics as well as its role in component-resolved diagnostics and potential implications for venom-specific immunotherapy (VIT). RECENT

findingsApi m 10 is a major allergen of low abundance in HBV. It is an obviously unstable protein of unknown function that exhibits homologs in other insect species. Despite its low abundance in HBV, 35 to 72% of HBV-allergic patients show relevant sensitization to this allergen. Api m 10 is a marker allergen for HBV sensitization, which in many cases can help to identify primary sensitization to HBV and, hence, to discriminate between genuine sensitization and cross-reactivity. Moreover, Api m 10 might support personalized risk stratification in VIT, as dominant sensitization to Api m 10 has been identified as risk factor for treatment failure. This might be of particular importance since Api m 10 is strongly underrepresented in some therapeutic preparations commonly used for VIT. Although the role of Api m 10 in HBV allergy and tolerance induction during VIT is not fully understood, it certainly is a useful tool to unravel primary sensitization and individual sensitization profiles in component-resolved diagnostics (CRD). Moreover, a potential of Api m 10 to contribute to personalized treatment strategies in HBV allergy is emerging.

Indexed as

AllergensAnimalsArthropod VenomsBee VenomsDesensitization, ImmunologicHumansHymenopteraInsect Bites and StingsRisk FactorsAllergensArthropod VenomsBee VenomsAllergen-specific immunotherapyApi m 10Component-resolved allergy diagnosticsHoneybee venom allergyIcarapinVenom immunotherapy

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