Protein antigen of bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis in pigeon serum and dropping

Protein antigen of bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis in pigeon serum and dropping

Abstract Background Avian antigen is a common cause of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP). Inhalation challenge with pigeon serum and pigeon dropping extract (PDE) elicits a hypersensitivity reaction in patients with bird-related hypersensitivity pneumonitis (BRHP), but the antigenic components in th...

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Main Authors: Tsuyoshi Shirai, Haruhiko Furusawa, Asuka Furukawa, Yuki Ishige, Keisuke Uchida, Yasunari Miyazaki, Yoshinobu Eishi, Naohiko Inase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Respiratory Research
Subjects:
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
Bird
Pigeon
Antigen
Protein of immunoglobulin-superfamily
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12931-017-0555-4

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