Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens

The prevalence of exotic pet allergies has been increasing over the last decade. Years ago, the main allergy-causing domestic animals were dogs and cats, although nowadays there is an increasing number of allergic diseases related to insects, rodents, amphibians, fish, and birds, among others. The c...

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Autores: Díaz-Perales, Araceli, González-de-Olano, David, Pérez-Gordo, Marina, Pastor Vargas, Carlos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:616-056.3
616-097
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Albumins
Lipocalins
Pet allergy
Uncommon pet
Alergología
3207.01 Alergias
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spelling Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same AllergensDíaz-Perales, AraceliGonzález-de-Olano, DavidPérez-Gordo, MarinaPastor Vargas, Carlos616-056.3616-097AllergensAlbuminsLipocalinsPet allergyUncommon petAlergología3207.01 AlergiasThe prevalence of exotic pet allergies has been increasing over the last decade. Years ago, the main allergy-causing domestic animals were dogs and cats, although nowadays there is an increasing number of allergic diseases related to insects, rodents, amphibians, fish, and birds, among others. The current socio-economic situation, in which more and more people have to live in small apartments, might be related to this tendency. The main allergic symptoms related to exotic pets are the same as those described for dog and cat allergy: respiratory symptoms. Animal allergens are therefore, important sensitizing agents and an important risk factor for asthma. There are three main protein families implicated in these allergies, which are the lipocalin superfamily, serum albumin family, and secretoglobin superfamily. Detailed knowledge of the characteristics of allergens is crucial to improvement treatment of uncommon-pet allergies.FrontiersUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20132013-01-0120132013-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/107589reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/1075892026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
title Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
spellingShingle Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
Díaz-Perales, Araceli
616-056.3
616-097
Allergens
Albumins
Lipocalins
Pet allergy
Uncommon pet
Alergología
3207.01 Alergias
title_short Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
title_full Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
title_fullStr Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
title_full_unstemmed Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
title_sort Allergy to Uncommon Pets: New Allergies but the Same Allergens
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Díaz-Perales, Araceli
González-de-Olano, David
Pérez-Gordo, Marina
Pastor Vargas, Carlos
author Díaz-Perales, Araceli
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González-de-Olano, David
Pérez-Gordo, Marina
Pastor Vargas, Carlos
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Pérez-Gordo, Marina
Pastor Vargas, Carlos
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author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 616-056.3
616-097
Allergens
Albumins
Lipocalins
Pet allergy
Uncommon pet
Alergología
3207.01 Alergias
topic 616-056.3
616-097
Allergens
Albumins
Lipocalins
Pet allergy
Uncommon pet
Alergología
3207.01 Alergias
description The prevalence of exotic pet allergies has been increasing over the last decade. Years ago, the main allergy-causing domestic animals were dogs and cats, although nowadays there is an increasing number of allergic diseases related to insects, rodents, amphibians, fish, and birds, among others. The current socio-economic situation, in which more and more people have to live in small apartments, might be related to this tendency. The main allergic symptoms related to exotic pets are the same as those described for dog and cat allergy: respiratory symptoms. Animal allergens are therefore, important sensitizing agents and an important risk factor for asthma. There are three main protein families implicated in these allergies, which are the lipocalin superfamily, serum albumin family, and secretoglobin superfamily. Detailed knowledge of the characteristics of allergens is crucial to improvement treatment of uncommon-pet allergies.
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