TY - JOUR
T1 - Allergic potency of recombinant Fel d 1 is reduced by low concentrations of chlorine bleach
AU - Matsui, Elizabeth
AU - Kagey-Sobotka, Anne
AU - Chichester, Kristin
AU - Eggleston, Peyton A.
PY - 2003/2/1
Y1 - 2003/2/1
N2 - Background: Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), the primary component of household bleach, has been shown to alter the purified mouse allergen Mus m 1, such that antibody recognition, or immunogenicity, is lost. Results of initial experiments suggest that antibody recognition is lost at lower concentrations of NaOCl than those required to fragment Mus m 1. Objective: We sought to determine whether NaOCl had similar effects on recombinant (r)Fel d 1 and whether the loss of antibody recognition correlated with the loss of biologic activity, as measured with a basophil histamine release assay. Methods: Recombinant Fel d 1 was treated with increasing amounts of NaOCl, and the product of the reaction was analyzed by using SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, and ELISA. The biologic activity of NaOCl-treated rFel d 1 was analyzed with a basophil histamine release assay. Results: The protein fragmented at an NaOCl/rFel d 1 molar ratio of 7000, whereas cat-specific IgG recognition was lost at a lower molar ratio of 560. Basophil histamine release assays were performed to determine the effect of NaOCl on the biologic activity of rFel d 1. An NaOCl/protein molar ratio of 70 caused a significant reduction in histamine release from basophils of subjects with cat allergy. A molar ratio of 140 further inhibited histamine release by rFel d 1, suggesting a dose-response relationship between NaOCl and loss of biologic activity. Conclusions: NaOCl modifies rFel d 1, resulting in loss of immunogenicity and attenuation of biologic activity, as measured by its ability to stimulate basophil histamine release.
AB - Background: Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), the primary component of household bleach, has been shown to alter the purified mouse allergen Mus m 1, such that antibody recognition, or immunogenicity, is lost. Results of initial experiments suggest that antibody recognition is lost at lower concentrations of NaOCl than those required to fragment Mus m 1. Objective: We sought to determine whether NaOCl had similar effects on recombinant (r)Fel d 1 and whether the loss of antibody recognition correlated with the loss of biologic activity, as measured with a basophil histamine release assay. Methods: Recombinant Fel d 1 was treated with increasing amounts of NaOCl, and the product of the reaction was analyzed by using SDS-PAGE, Western blotting, and ELISA. The biologic activity of NaOCl-treated rFel d 1 was analyzed with a basophil histamine release assay. Results: The protein fragmented at an NaOCl/rFel d 1 molar ratio of 7000, whereas cat-specific IgG recognition was lost at a lower molar ratio of 560. Basophil histamine release assays were performed to determine the effect of NaOCl on the biologic activity of rFel d 1. An NaOCl/protein molar ratio of 70 caused a significant reduction in histamine release from basophils of subjects with cat allergy. A molar ratio of 140 further inhibited histamine release by rFel d 1, suggesting a dose-response relationship between NaOCl and loss of biologic activity. Conclusions: NaOCl modifies rFel d 1, resulting in loss of immunogenicity and attenuation of biologic activity, as measured by its ability to stimulate basophil histamine release.
KW - Basophil histamine release
KW - Fel d 1
KW - Sodium hypochlorite
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U2 - 10.1067/mai.2003.11
DO - 10.1067/mai.2003.11
M3 - Article
C2 - 12589362
AN - SCOPUS:0037323891
SN - 0091-6749
VL - 111
SP - 396
EP - 401
JO - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
JF - Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
IS - 2
ER -