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. 2011 Jun 27;6(6):e21455. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0021455

Table 5. Percentage of degranulation triggered by cross-reaction between 2S albumin from Ricinus communis L. and food or aero allergens.

Samples Degranulation (%) in the absence of total serum(± S.D.) Degranulation (%) in the presence of total serum(± S.D.) Degranulation (%) after blockage with Glu (± S.D.) Degranulation (%) after blockage with Asp (± S.D.)
Negative control 27.6 (±1.2) 30.0 (±1.0) 30.0 (±1.0) 30.0 (±1.0)
2S Albumin 32.6 (±1.3) 70.0 (±1.0) 29.7 (±0.1) 36.8 (±0.4)
Shrimp 34.0 (±0.7) 53.8 (±0.8) 34.0 (±1.0) 41.6 (±1.0)
Fish 38.8 (±1.0) 57.6 (±0.3) 34.9 (±0.2) 40.6 (±0.3)
Gluten 38.6 (±1.0) 56.3 (±0.5) 35.5 (±0.3) 40.6 (±0.3)
Wheat 38.8 (±0.2) 56.0 (±0.9) 36.8 (±0.5) 41.6 (±0.2)
Soybean 27.4 (±0.4) 62.5 (±0.4) 32.7 (±0.3) 39.7 (±0.3)
Peanut 30.2 (±0.3) 51.4 (±0.3) 35.2 (±0.5) 40.6 (±0.4)
Corn 34.4 (±1.0) 54.4 (±1.5) 34.1 (±0.3) 40.6 (±0.5)
House dust 36.7 (±0.2) 51.4 (±0.4) 33.9 (±0.7) 40.0 (±0.2)
Tobacco 34.8 (±0.2) 55.0 (±0.9) 34.6 (±0.1) 43.2 (±0.5)
Air fungus 48.7 (±0.7) 51.9 (±0.9) 32.3 (±0.4) 40.0 (±0.6)

Dicarboxylic amino acids (glutamic or aspartic acid) were used as IgE blocker.