Open AccessDo hypoallergenic cats exist? ‐‐ Determination of major cat allergen Fel d 1 production in normal and hypoallergenic cat breeds
Author(s) -
Satorina Julia,
Szalai Krisztina,
Willensdorfer Anna,
MothesLuksch Nadine,
Lukschal Anna,
JensenJarolim Erika
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-4-s2-p11
Subject(s) - hypoallergenic , medicine , cats , allergen , allergy , licking , immunology
Background and aims Due to the increasing prevalence of cat allergy the demand for so-called hypoallergenic cats and the number of respective breeders is rising. The aim of our study was to examine the hypoallergenicity of these cats, taking the major allergen Fel d 1 as a marker molecule. This molecule is an important asthma inducer and primarily produced in the sebaceous, salivary and anal glands and is distributed on the fur by licking.