Immunoprint pattern in patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in different stages

• Published in: Journal of allergy and clinical immunology Vol. 83; no. 4; p. 839
• Main Authors: Baur, X, Weiss, W, Jarosch, B, Menz, G, Schoch, C, Schmitz-Schumann, M, Virchow, C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01-04-1989
• Subjects: Allergens - isolation & purification; Antibodies, Fungal - isolation & purification; Aspergillosis, Allergic Bronchopulmonary - immunology; Aspergillus fumigatus - immunology; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; Humans; Immunoblotting; Immunoglobulin E - analysis; Radioallergosorbent Test
• ISSN: 0091-6749
• DOI: 10.1016/0091-6749(89)90023-7

Individual immunoprint patterns of sodium dodecylsulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis-separated Aspergillus fumigatus (Af) allergens/antigens were evaluated in 28 patients with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in stages II to V. It could be demonstrated that active disease (stage III) is characterized by a very strong IgE response against a variety of Af components, whereas the IgE antibody pattern in corticosteroid-treated patients who have demonstrated improvement is much weaker. In patients in remission (stage II), it is minimal. In contrast, many patients in stage V without corticosteroid treatment demonstrated a strong reactivity of IgE antibodies, indicating persisting active disease. The pattern of IgG antibodies with individual Af components resembles, in general, that of IgE antibodies; however, discrimination between different stages and between treated patients is much weaker. Our results indicate that a certain relationship between the different stages of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and Af immunoprint patterns exists.