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Division of Immunopathology
Department of Pathophysiology and Allergy Research
Center of Pathophysiology, Infectiology & Immunology

Medical University of Vienna

Vienna General Hospital, AKH, 3Q
Waehringer Guertel 18-20
A-1090 Vienna, Austria

Molecular, immunological and structural characterization of animal-derived allergens for component/epitope-based in vitro diagnosis and specific immunotherapy

Publications

Grönlund H, Bergman T, Sandström K, Alvelius G, Reininger R, Verdino P, Hauswirth A, Liderot K, Valent P, Spitzauer S, Keller W, Valenta R, van Hage- Hamsten M. Formation of disulfide bonds and homodimers of the major cat allergen Fel d 1 equivalent to the natural allergen by expression in Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 2003 Oct 10;278(41):40144-51. Epub 2003 May 5.
Stern DA, Riedler J, Nowak D, Braun-Fahrlander C, Swoboda I, Balic N, Chen KW, Vrtala S, Grönlund H, van Hage M, Valenta R, Spitzauer S, Von Mutius E, Vercelli D. Exposure to a farming environment has allergen-specific protective effects on TH2- dependent isotype switching in response to common inhalants. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2007 Feb;119(2):351-8. Epub 2006 Nov 30.
Related Articles , Links Reininger R, Varga EM, Zach M, Balic N, Lindemeier AD, Swoboda I, Grönlund H, van Hage M, Rumpold H, Valenta R, Spitzauer S. Detection of an allergen in dog dander that cross-reacts with the major cat allergen, Fel d 1. Clin Exp Allergy. 2007 Jan;37(1):116-24.
Swoboda I, Bugajska-Schretter A, Linhart B, Verdino P, Keller W, Schulmeister U, Sperr WR, Valent P, Peltre G, Quirce S, Douladiris N, Papadopoulos NG, Valenta R, Spitzauer S. A recombinant hypoallergenic parvalbumin mutant for immunotherapy of IgE- mediated fish allergy. J Immunol. 2007 May 15;178(10):6290-6.
Schulmeister U, Swoboda I, Quirce S, de la Hoz B, Ollert M, Pauli G, Valenta R, Spitzauer S. Sensitization to human milk. Clin Exp Allergy. 2008 Jan;38(1):60-8. Epub 2007 Oct 29.