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L’allergie de contact est une pathologie très répandue. Il n’existe cependant aucun traitement permettant de la soigner. L’éviction de l’allergène reste à ce jour reste le seul moyen de la prévenir. De nombreux tests visant à déterminer le pouvoir allergisant des molécules ont été développés. L’un de ces tests est le Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA), une méthode chimique visant à mimer une étape clé du mécanisme immunitaire menant à l’allergie de contact : la formation d’un complexe antigénique par réaction entre l’allergène et une protéine cutanée. Dans le cadre de la législation actuelle sur les cosmétiques, il pourrait être intéressant d’adapter ce test aux mélanges complexes. Le but de ce travail de thèse a été d’étudier la réactivité de différents mélanges d’allergènes connus vis-à-vis des trois peptides utilisés dans le DPRA et de la comparer à celle de chaque composant seul.Trois types de mélanges ont étés étudiés. Un mélange d’isothiazolinones utilisées comme conservateurs, trois mélanges binaires de trois aldéhydes utilisés comme parfums et enfin un mélange des deux responsables majeurs de l’allergie à l’absolu de mousse de chêne, un extrait utilisé en parfumerie. / Contact dermatitis is one of the most common health problems. It has unfortunately no cure yet. The only way to prevent it is to avoid contact with the allergen. Numerous tests have been developed in order to evaluate the allergenic potency of the tested chemical. One of these tests is the Direct Peptide Reactivity Assay (DPRA) which aim is to mimic one of the key steps leading to sensitisation: the formation of an antigenic complex by reaction between the allergen and a cutaneous protein. Due to the recent legislation on cosmetic which ask to test every chemical used in the formulation of cosmetics it could be interesting to adapt the DPRA to complex mixtures.The aim of this PhD work is to study the reactivity of some known mixtures of allergens towards the three peptides used in the DPRA and to compare it with the reactivity of each compound alone.In this approach three different types of mixtures have been studied. The first one concerns two isothiazolinones used as preservatives the second one three different aldehydes used as fragrance and the third one concerns the main responsible of contact dermatitis to oak moss absolute a natural extract used in perfumery.

Thesis (MTech (Biomedical Technology))--Cape Technikon, 2003 / Allergic conditions among workers processing seafood are most often related to inhalation of the seafood antigens or via direct unprotected handling of the seafood and its products. This can cause sensitised individuals to suffer from asthma, rhino-conjunctivitis, urticaria and protein contact dermatitis, which are IgE mediated. Food intolerance may also occur which is a non-IgE mediated reaction, however the exact mechanism is yet to be determined. There is therefore a need to develop reliable tests to identify sensitised workers processing seafood. The objective of this study was to prepare specific seafood extracts from raw and cooked lobster; raw and cooked saltwater bony fish species (mackerel, red eye, maasbanker, pilchard and anchovy) and fishmeal dust obtained from a fish-processing factory. These extracts were tested by SDS-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis to characterise the seafood proteins, and the allergenicity was confirmed by the Western blot technique. Polyclonal IgG antibodies were also successfully generated in rabbits, using the specific seafood extracts isolated from the various species. The second objective was to optimise and standardize an Enzyme Allergosorbent Test (EAST) method to quantify specific IgE antibodies in the sera of factory workers. This EAST was optimised and validated to detect allergen-specific IgE to each of the different fish species and also one crustacean species (rock lobster). Sera from a group of workers were selected and analysed for specific IgE antibodies by the optimised EAST (S) (South African laboratory), and commercial RAST techniques. Analysis was performed for the three most important extracts, pilchard (canned), anchovy, and lobster. The same samples were analysed by EAST (R) in the reference laboratory (Dr Gerald Reese; Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Germany). The different techniques, and the EAST (R) and the EAST (S) results were compared by using a statistical software package. An EAST method was successfully developed, however, compared to the results obtained by the reference laboratory the sensitivity and specificity was below 80%. The main reason for the low agreement between the two laboratories was the fact that the South African laboratory used a modified EAST method, and different data calculation methods, for categorising positive results. The South African laboratory did not use a kit-based assay and a serum dilution of 1:4 and not 1:2 were used when compared to the reference laboratory. When the EAST results were compared to the RAST results, poor agreement was found due to the fact that canned pilchard was used in the EAST while raw pilchard in the commercial RAST assay. For pilchard, anchovy and lobster EAST, different species were utilized compared to the RAST, and this can also explain the poor level of agreement. Future directions would be to further standardise the EAST method and to introduce reference sera and a standard curve to determine positive results, thereby ensuring more reproducible results between laboratories.

Diversos estudos em modelo animal indicam claramente que a transferência materna de IgG alérgeno-específica previne a resposta alérgica na prole. A presença de alérgeno no leite também mostrou proteger a prole por induzir tolerância oral. Neste estudo, analisamos em humanos a transferência materna de alérgenos dos ácaros Der p e Blo t e anticorpos específicos durante a gestação e amamentação em uma coorte de 91 amostras pareadas de soro materno, colostro e cordão umbilical. Demonstramos que tanto o Der p 1 como Blo t 5 podem estar presentes em amostras de colostro e cordão umbilical e identificamos a atopia materna como fator crítico para o aumento de IgG específica nestes compartimentos. No cordão umbilical, a maior diferença entre mães atópicas e não atópicas foi para a IgG4. A concentração de Der p 1 e Blo t 5 não apresentou correlação com o estado atópico materno ou concentração de anticorpos específicos. No colostro, apenas para o alérgeno Der p 1 a concentração foi maior em mães atópicas e apresentou correlação com os níveis de anticorpos IgG específicos. / Experimental data in rodents indicate that maternal allergen-specific IgG prevents allergic sensitization in the progeny. Airborne allergens in maternal milk also protects breastfeed mice by oral tolerance induction. In this study, we assessed in humans whether Der p and Blo t allergens and specific antibodies were transferred during pregnancy and breastfeeding in a cohort of 91 paired samples of maternal blood, colostrums and umbilical cord blood. Our study indicates that Der p 1 and Blo t 5 can be found in both, cord blood and colostrums, and identifies maternal atopy as a critical factor for increased levels of allergen-specific IgG in these compartments. In the cord blood the biggest difference between atopic and non atopic mothers was observed for IgG4. Der p 1 and Blo t 5 concentrations were not correlated with maternal atopic status nor specific-antibodies levels. In colostrums, only the concentration of Der p 1 was higher in atopic mothers and correlated with colostrums specific-IgG levels.