Diagnosis and management of patients with the α-gal syndrome

TAE Platts-Mills, R Li, B Keshavarz, AR Smith… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The galactose-α-1, 3-galactose (α-Gal) syndrome has many novel features that are relevant
to diagnosis and management. In most cases, the diagnosis can be made on a history of …

Current and future strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of the alpha-gal syndrome (AGS)

R Vaz-Rodrigues, L Mazuecos… - Journal of asthma and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The α-Gal syndrome (AGS) is a pathognomonic immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated delayed
anaphylaxis in foods containing the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1, 3-galactose (α-Gal) such …

The meat of the matter: understanding and managing alpha-gal syndrome

JD Macdougall, KO Thomas… - ImmunoTargets and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Alpha-gal syndrome is an unconventional food allergy, characterized by IgE-mediated
hypersensitivity responses to the glycan galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal) and not …

Anaesthetic management of patients with pre-existing allergic conditions: a narrative review

P Dewachter, P Kopac, JJ Laguna, PM Mertes… - British journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This narrative review seeks to distinguish the clinical patterns of pre-existing allergic
conditions from other confounding non-allergic clinical entities, and to identify the potential …

Perioperative implications of patients with alpha gal allergies

MM Nourian, CA Stone Jr, KK Siegrist… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Alpha Gal Syndrome (AGS) is an emerging immune response to mammalian
products (MP) containing the oligosaccharide galactose-α-1, 3 galactose (α-Gal) which …

A retrospective evaluation of heparin product reactions in patients with alpha-gal allergies

U Nwamara, MC Kaplan, N Mason, AI Ingemi - Ticks and Tick-borne …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Alpha-gal allergy, also known as red meat allergy or alpha-gal syndrome, can
present after bites of certain tick species that contain galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha …

Interdisciplinary significance of food-related adverse reactions in adulthood

D Solymosi, M Sárdy, G Pónyai - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: Adults frequently interpret food-associated adverse reactions as indicators of a
food allergy. However, the public perception of food allergy may differ from a clinician's point …

[HTML][HTML] Tolerance of porcine pancreatic enzymes despite positive skin testing in alpha-gal allergy

CA Stone Jr, S Choudhary, MF Patterson… - The journal of allergy …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In endemic areas around the world, galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose (alpha-gal) sensitivity
has emerged as an etiology of mammalian meat allergy that is causally associated with bites …

Comparative immunogenicity of decellularized wild type and alpha 1, 3 galactosyltransferase knockout pig lungs

N Gasek, J Dearborn, SR Enes, R Pouliot, J Louie… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Decellularized pig lungs recellularized with human lung cells offer a novel approach for
organ transplantation. However, the potential immunogenicity of decellularized pig lungs …

Meat allergy: a ticking time bomb

R Shah, RA Schwartz - American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, 2022 - Springer
Food allergies are relatively prevalent, but mammalian meat allergy remains uncommon and
represents an important, potentially acute healthcare risk. This risk is partly because both …