Peanuts can contribute to anaphylactic shock by activating complement

Peanuts can contribute to anaphylactic shock by activating complement.

BACKGROUND Peanut allergy is the most common food-related cause of lethal anaphylaxis and, unlike other food allergies, typically persists into adulthood. Resistance to digestion and dendritic cell activation by the major peanut allergen Ara h 1 are reported to contribute to its allergenicity. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate whether peanut molecules might also promote anaphylaxis through an i...

Anaphylactic Shock by Azodyes

Experiments are described which show that anaphylactic shock can be induced in animals sensitized with azoproteins by injecting them with azodyes containing the same azo components as the sensitizing antigen. The anaphylactic reactions are specific and occur with quantities of the dyes as small as fractions of milligrams.

Anaphylactic shock to raspberry.

Anaphylactic shock induced by diclofenac.

Diclofenac is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent used in degenerative joint disease, rheumatoid arthritis, and allied conditions.' Its commonest unwanted effects include gastrointestinal disorders, rashes, peripheral oedema, and abnormalities of serum transaminase activity. More rarely, melaena and haematemesis, myoclonic encephalopathy, and myoclonus of the lower limbs may occur.2 3 We re...

Anaphylactic Shock by Azodyes. Ii

From the experiments presented, it follows that the specific precipitation and the production of anaphylactic shock with certain azodyes, as described previously, is due to these substances themselves and is not dependent upon formation of azoproteins by interaction of the dyes with proteins in the test tube or the animal body. Besides these, some other azodyes which in our tests did not give p...