The anti-inflammatory SSEDIKE peptide from Amaranth seeds modulates IgE-mediated food allergy

The in vivo immunomodulatory effect of a bioactive peptide from Amaranthus hypochondriacus grains in an IgE-mediated food allergy mouse model was examined. The synthetic SSEDIKE peptide was orally administered to prevent food allergy. Upon oral challenge with milk allergens we observed an alleviatio...

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Main Authors: Julian Moronta, Paola L. Smaldini, Carlos A. Fossati, María C. Añon, Guillermo H. Docena
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Functional Foods
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464616301748