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- Title
Food Allergies and Parasites in Children.
- Authors
Packi, Kacper; Rudek, Alicja; Matysiak, Joanna; Klimczak, Sylwia; Matuszewska, Eliza; Rzetecka, Natalia; Matysiak, Jan
- Abstract
The dynamically growing incidence of food allergies forces the scientific community to develop new methods for their diagnosis, differentiation, and effective treatment. Parasitoses appear much less frequently in the scientific literature, as well as among the presumed causes of numerous conditions. The similarity of inflammatory mechanisms in allergies and parasitosis necessitates a revision of current diagnostic standards. A lack of specificity and the coincidence of symptoms at an early stage of disease can lead to misdiagnosis. In this paper, we attempted to perform a comparative analysis of the similarities and differences in symptoms for these two types of diseases. We described the molecular mechanisms and metabolic pathways of food allergy and parasitosis. We presented the available research methods and directions of ongoing studies aimed at implementing precise medical techniques for differential diagnosis. We discussed the allergenic properties of certain parasite proteins, using the example of myofibrillar tropomyosins from the nematode Anisakis simplex. The literature in the fields of allergology and parasitology leads to the conclusion that it is reasonable to run parallel allergological and parasitological diagnostics in patients with non-specific symptoms. This approach will facilitate accurate and early diagnosis and implementation of effective therapy.
- Subjects
FOOD allergy; SCIENTIFIC literature; PARASITES; TROPOMYOSINS; ANISAKIS; FISH parasites; NEMATODES
- Publication
Foods, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 13, p2465
- ISSN
2304-8158
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/foods12132465