Heat processing of peanut seed enhances the sensitization potential of the major peanut allergen Ara h 6
2016
Guillon, Blanche | Bernard, Hervé | Drumare, Marie-Francoise | Hazebrouck, Stéphane | Adel-Patient, Karine | Service de Pharmacologie et Immunoanalyse (SPI) ; Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (MTS) ; Université Paris-Saclay-Institut des Sciences du Vivant Frédéric JOLIOT (JOLIOT) ; Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Paris-Saclay-Institut des Sciences du Vivant Frédéric JOLIOT (JOLIOT) ; Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives (CEA)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE) | Université Paris Saclay (COmUE)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. <strong>SCOPE</strong>: Processing of food has been shown to impact IgE binding and functionality of food allergens. In the present study, we investigated the impact of heat processing on the sensitization capacity of Ara h 6, a major peanut allergen and one of the most potent elicitors of the allergic reaction. <strong>METHODS AND RESULTS:</strong> Peanut extracts obtained from raw or heat-processed peanut and some fractions thereof were biochemically and immunochemically characterized. These extracts/fractions, purified Ara h 6 or recombinant Ara h 6 including Ara h 6 mutants lacking disulfide bridges were used in in vitro digestion tests and mouse models of experimental sensitization. Peanut roasting led to the formation of complexes of high molecular weight, notably between Ara h 6 and Ara h 1, which supported the induction of IgE specific to native Ara h 6. On the contrary, a fraction containing free monomeric 2S albumins or purified native Ara h 6 displayed no intrinsic allergenicity. In addition to complex formation, heat denaturation and/or partial destabilization enhanced Ara h 6 immunogenicity and increased its sensitivity to digestion. <strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> These results suggest that sensitization potency and IgE binding capacity can be supported by different structures, modified and/or produced during food processing in interaction with other food constituents.
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