Identification of Allergens in the Box Jellyfish Chironex yamaguchii That Cause Sting Dermatitis | Zendy

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Identification of Allergens in the Box Jellyfish <b><i>Chironex yamaguchii</i></b> That Cause Sting Dermatitis

Author(s) -

Takumi Horiike,

Hiroshi Nagai,

Seiichi Kitani

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

international archives of allergy and immunology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696

H-Index - 100

eISSN - 1423-0097

pISSN - 1018-2438

DOI - 10.1159/000434721

Subject(s) - western blot , allergen , immunoglobulin e , microbiology and biotechnology , antibody , chemistry , immunology , blot , biology , allergy , biochemistry , gene

Jellyfish stings cause painful, papular-urticarial eruptions due to the immediate allergic, acute toxic and persistent inflammatory responses. In spite of many marine accidents and their economic impact, modes of first-aid treatment remain conventional and specific allergen and medical treatment are not yet available. The purpose of this study was to define the specific allergen of the box jellyfish Chironex yamaguchii and to study the precise mechanism of the resulting dermatitis.

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