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Sabelo Hadebe1,2, Frank Brombacher1,2, Gordon D Brown3,4

  • 1Division of Immunology and South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), Immunology of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Health Sciences, Institute of Infectious Diseases and Molecular Medicine (IDM), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Frontiers in Immunology
|April 27, 2018
PubMed

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Fungal and house dust mite allergens trigger allergic asthma by interacting with specific receptors. Understanding these interactions is key to managing allergic airway diseases.

Area of Science:

  • Immunology
  • Allergology
  • Respiratory Medicine

Background:

  • Asthma affects 300 million globally, with complex, poorly understood origins.
  • Inhaled microbial components, particularly fungal allergens, are significant asthma contributors.
  • Allergic asthma severity is linked to innate and adaptive immune responses to allergens.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current knowledge on fungal and house dust mite (HDM) allergens.
  • To explore the role of C-type lectin-like receptors in recognizing these allergens.
  • To discuss how allergen-receptor interactions influence allergic airway diseases.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of recent research on fungal and HDM allergens.
  • Analysis of studies identifying allergen structures and their corresponding receptors.
  • Examination of data from human and mouse models of allergic asthma.

Main Results:

  • Fungal allergens are major factors in asthma initiation, persistence, and exacerbation.
  • C-type lectin-like receptors (e.g., dectin-1, dectin-2, MR) bind fungal and HDM allergens.
  • Specific allergen-receptor pairings are identified in both human and mouse systems.

Conclusions:

  • Fungal and HDM allergens, via specific receptors, play a critical role in allergic airway diseases.
  • Further research into these allergen-receptor interactions can inform asthma management.
  • Targeting these pathways may offer new therapeutic strategies for allergic asthma.
Keywords:
C-type lectin receptorsallergensdectin-1fungisensitization

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