International Archives of Allergy and Immunology
Original Paper
Neoallergens in Heated Soybean HullCodina R. · Oehling Jr. A.G. · Lockey R.F.Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of South Florida and James A. Haley V.A. Hospital, Tampa, Fla., USA
Keywords: Soybean allergensNeoallergensStorageHeat |
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Article / Publication Details
Published online: October 23, 1998
Issue release date: October 1998
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 5
Number of Tables: 1
ISSN: 1018-2438 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0097 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/IAA
Abstract
Background: During the process of harvest, transport and storage, microbial and mold contamination can raise the temperature of soybeans to 75°C or higher. The purposes of this study were (1) to evaluate the allergenicity of fresh and stored soybean hulls and (2) to ascertain whether heat alters the allergenicity of stored soybean hulls. Methods: Allergen extracts were prepared from (1) stored soybean hulls, (2) fresh soybean hulls and (3) stored soybean hulls heated to 37°C (E1), 55°C (E2) and 80°C (E3) or kept at room temperature (E4) for 16 h. Individual serum from 68 soybean asthmatic (SA) subjects, 30 nonallergic subjects and two serum pools made from 4 SA sera and 4 sera from asthmatics not sensitive to soybean were studied. All sera and serum pools were assayed for content of specific IgE (radioallergosorbent test) and IgG4 (ELISA). The following additional studies were done for extracts E1–E4: (1) SDS–PAGE, (2) SDS–PAGE/Western blot for specific IgE and IgG4 using both serum pools, and (3) study of the effects of heat on inhibiting activity of the extracts prepared from stored soybean hulls using the pool of SA sera. Results: Test results demonstrated a reduced binding of specific IgE and IgG4 to fresh soybean hull extract compared to stored soybean hull extract, and an increased binding for heated extracts (E1–E3) compared to unheated ones (E4). Moreover, there was an increase in potency for IgE and IgG4 bindings for the heated (E1–E3) compared to unheated (E4) extract, as measured by the amount of protein to produce 50% inhibition. Several protein bands with a molecular weight (MW) higher than 20 kD were absent from the SDS–PAGE for E3 but were present in E1, E2 and E4, and a new protein band (MW 15.3 kD) appeared for E3 only. Two new protein bands, with MWs of 15.3 and 10 kD, which bind specific IgE, were present on Western blot and one of the 3 main soybean hull allergens, probably Gly m 2, disappeared in E3. IgG4 Western blot showed similar results, but only the 10 kD protein band was present. Conclusion: The results demonstrate that soybean hull allergenicity is affected by heat, and suggest that the heat generated during storage and transport of soybeans could generate 2 new allergen determinants or increases in epitope exposure as a result of conformational changes. The significance of these new IgE and IgG4 binding proteins has yet to be determined.
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Article / Publication Details
Published online: October 23, 1998
Issue release date: October 1998
Number of Print Pages: 6
Number of Figures: 5
Number of Tables: 1
ISSN: 1018-2438 (Print)
eISSN: 1423-0097 (Online)
For additional information: https://www.karger.com/IAA
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