| | Category | CELL | L24 | Detecting Dust & Dander Allergens in IgE Sensitized |
| | Individuals Using a ... |
| | Abstract | Detecting Dust and Dander Allergens in IgE Sensitized Individuals Using |
| | a Capillary Tube Precipitation Test: A New Non-Intrusive |
| | Antigen/Antibody Reaction Test |
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| | The purpose of this research was to determine if a new non-intrusive |
| | allergy test can detect dust and dander allergens in IgE sensitized |
| | individuals using a capillary tube precipitation test without the |
| | associated risks in currently available tests. Eleven samples of saliva |
| | were gathered from individuals with known allergies to cats, dogs, both |
| | or neither; along with fur from two cats and five dogs. The dander from |
| | the fur from each animal was extracted using water and in another trail |
| | using acetone. Cat saliva was also used in one of the trails. One |
| | milliliter of saliva was put into each test tube along with one milliliter of |
| | antigen solution. There were six different trials with a total of 138 tests. |
| | Results indicated that this non-intrusive test detected reactions in |
| | several of the samples (see Table 1). Further research is needed using |
| | a commercially available antigen Can f 1 solving both the |
| | concentration and PH issues allowing for more consistent and reliable |
| | results. There is no way to truly avoid dog and cat antigens one |
| | hundred percent of the time, so hypersensitive people need to be able |
| | to quickly, efficiently, and reliably diagnosis exactly what they are |
| | sensitive to. This test would make this a reality for millions of people. |
| | (Contains five tables and five figures). |
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