Table 1.
Important allergen components families involved in cross-reactivity between aeroallergens and food allergens[9,11,12,20]
| Allergen components families (sensitivity to heat and proteases) | Examples of relevant allergen components involved (allergen sources) |
| PR-10 proteins, Bet v 1 homologues (sensitive to heat and digestion) | Bet v 1, Aln g 1 (tree pollen) Mal d 1, Pru p 1, Api g 1, Gly m4 (fruits, vegetables, legumes) |
| Profilins, Bet v 2 homologues (sensitive to heat and digestion) | Bet v 2, Ole e 2 (tree pollen), Che a 2, Art v 4, Amb a 8 (weed pollen) Api g 4, Dau c 4, Pru p 4, Cuc m 2, Mus xp 1, Sin a 4 (vegetables, fruits, seeds) |
| Lipid transfer proteins (stable to heat and digestion) | Pla a 3, Ole e 7, Art v 3, Amb a 6 (tree and weed pollen) Api g 2, Pru p 3, Cuc m LTP, Mus a 3, Sin a 3 (vegetables, fruits, seeds) |
| Tropomyosins (stable to heat and digestion) | Der p 10, Bla g 7 (house dust mites, insects) Pen m 1, Myt e 1 (crustaceans, mollusks) |
| Serum albumins (fairly sensitive to heat and digestion) | Fel d 2, Can f 3, Equ c 3 (cat, dog and horse serum albumins) Bos d 6, Sus s 6 (bovine and porcine serum albumins) |