Comparison of the venom immunogenicity of various species of yellow jackets (genus Vespula)
| Autor: | R.S. Mathews, J. Wypych, W. Elliott, K. Wicher, R.E. Reisman, C.E. Arbesman, R. Steger |
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| Rok vydání: | 1980 |
| Předmět: |
Immunodiffusion
Wasps Immunology Wasp Venoms Venom Biology complex mixtures Vespula Microbiology Radioallergosorbent Test Genus Botany medicine Animals Chemical Precipitation Humans Immunology and Allergy Envenomation Antiserum medicine.diagnostic_test Immunogenicity Radioallergosorbent test biology.organism_classification Bee Venoms Chromatography Thin Layer Rabbits Yellow jacket |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 66:244-249 |
| ISSN: | 0091-6749 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0091-6749(80)90047-0 |
| Popis: | Venoms from various yellow jacket species were examined by two-dimensional thin-layer chromatography (TDTLC), double-diffusion gel precipitation (DDGP) using rabbit antisera, and the radioallergosorbent test (RAST). Comparison of representative venoms by the TDTLC showed that the venoms of V. vulgaris and V. maculifrons have a larger number of Ninhydrin (triketohydrindene hydrate)-positive substances than the venom of V. squamosa. The results of the DDGP confirmed the differences; venoms of V. vulgaris, V. maculifrons, V. flavopilosa, and V. germanica have one or more major components with immunogenic identity. The venom of V. squamosa has a species-specific major component and some minor components immunologically identical to the other venoms examined. Sera from 21 patients with a history of anaphylaxis following yellow jacket stings were examined by the RAST. Using the venoms of V. maculifrons, V. vulgaris, V. flavopilosa, and V. germanica as coupling antigens, most sera reacted similarly. The sera did not react with V. squamosa. These results suggest that the major component in venom obtained from the four yellow jacket species has immunogenic identity. Venom of V. squamosa differs from the remaining venoms. As a practical corollary, with the exception of venom from V. squamosa, common sensitivity appears to exist among the yellow jacket venoms examined. |
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