Recurrent tick bites induce high IgG1 antibody responses to α‐Gal in sensitized and non‐sensitized forestry employees in Luxembourg
Our study provides evidence for a continuous stimulation of α-Gal related immune responses by repeated tick bites, translating into highly elevated levels of IgG1 antibodies directed against α-Gal.
Authors
- María Ruiz‐Castell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9741-7491)
- Christiane Hilger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9455-5442)
- Markus W. Ollert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8055-0103)
- Judith M. Hübschen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5001-2128)
- Kyra Swiontek
- Jörg Fischer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6305-6659)
- M. Morisset (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4028-703X)
- Farah Hannachi
- Neera Chakrapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6015-2933)
- Françoise Codreanu‐Morel
- Annette Kuehn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0474-2135)
- Claude P. Muller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2937-153X)
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (LU)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- University of Luxembourg (LU)
- Luxembourg Institute of Health (LU)
- University of Tübingen (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical and Translational Allergy
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/clt2.12396
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Xenotransplantation and immune response
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
- Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg