Food allergy (FA) has shown an increasing prevalence in the last decades, becoming a major public health problem. However, data on the prevalence of FA across the world are heterogeneous because they are influenced by several factors. Among IgE-mediated FA, an important role is played by FA related to plant-derived food which can result from the sensitization to a single protein (specific FA) or to homologous proteins present in different foods (cross-reactive FA) including non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs), profilins, and pathogenesis-related class 10 (PR-10). In addition, the clinical presentation of FA is widely heterogeneous ranging from mild symptoms to severe reactions up to anaphylaxis, most frequently associated with nsLTP-related FA (LTP syndrome). Considering the potential life-threatening nature of nsLTP-related FA, the patient’s geographical setting should always be taken into account; thereby, it is highly recommended to build a personalized approach for managing FA across the world in the precision medicine era. For this reason, in this review, we aim to provide an overview of the prevalence of nsLTP-mediated allergies in the Mediterranean area and to point out the potential reasons for the different geographical significance of LTP-driven allergies with a particular focus on the allergenic properties of food allergens and their cross reactivity.

Worldwide Heterogeneity of Food Allergy: Focus on Peach Allergy in Southern Italy / D'Aiuto, V.; Mormile, I.; Granata, F.; Napolitano, F.; Lamagna, L.; Della Casa, F.; de Paulis, A.; Rossi, F. W.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 13:11(2024), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/jcm13113259]

Worldwide Heterogeneity of Food Allergy: Focus on Peach Allergy in Southern Italy

D'Aiuto V.;Mormile I.
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Napolitano F.;Lamagna L.;Della Casa F.;de Paulis A.;Rossi F. W.
2024

Abstract

Food allergy (FA) has shown an increasing prevalence in the last decades, becoming a major public health problem. However, data on the prevalence of FA across the world are heterogeneous because they are influenced by several factors. Among IgE-mediated FA, an important role is played by FA related to plant-derived food which can result from the sensitization to a single protein (specific FA) or to homologous proteins present in different foods (cross-reactive FA) including non-specific lipid transfer proteins (nsLTPs), profilins, and pathogenesis-related class 10 (PR-10). In addition, the clinical presentation of FA is widely heterogeneous ranging from mild symptoms to severe reactions up to anaphylaxis, most frequently associated with nsLTP-related FA (LTP syndrome). Considering the potential life-threatening nature of nsLTP-related FA, the patient’s geographical setting should always be taken into account; thereby, it is highly recommended to build a personalized approach for managing FA across the world in the precision medicine era. For this reason, in this review, we aim to provide an overview of the prevalence of nsLTP-mediated allergies in the Mediterranean area and to point out the potential reasons for the different geographical significance of LTP-driven allergies with a particular focus on the allergenic properties of food allergens and their cross reactivity.
2024
Worldwide Heterogeneity of Food Allergy: Focus on Peach Allergy in Southern Italy / D'Aiuto, V.; Mormile, I.; Granata, F.; Napolitano, F.; Lamagna, L.; Della Casa, F.; de Paulis, A.; Rossi, F. W.. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 13:11(2024), pp. 1-19. [10.3390/jcm13113259]
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