Update on pollen-food allergy syndrome

Pascal Poncet (1, 2) , Hélène Sénéchal (2) , Denis Charpin (3)

1 IP - Institut Pasteur [Paris]
2 CHU Trousseau [APHP]
3 AMU - Aix Marseille Université

Allergies affect 20-30% of the population and respiratory allergies are mostly due to pollen grains from anemophilous plants. One to 5% of people suffer from food allergies and clinicians report increasing numbers of pollen-food allergy syndrome (PFAS), such that the symptoms have broadened from respiratory to gastrointestinal, and even to anaphylactic shock in the presence of cofactors. Thirty to 60% of food allergies are associated with pollen allergy while the percentage of pollen allergies associated to food allergy varies according to local environment and dietary habits

Keywords: Pollen-food allergy syndrome; PR-10; profilin; lipid transfer protein; thaumatin-like protein isoflavone reductase; β-1; 3 glucanase; oleosin; polygalacturonase; gibberellin-regulated proteins

Domains: Life Sciences [q-bio]; Biochemistry [q-bio.BM]; Health; Allergology

Pascal Poncet, Hélène Sénéchal, Denis Charpin. Update on pollen-food allergy syndrome. Expert Review of Clinical Immunology, 2020, 16 (6), pp.561-578. ⟨10.1080/1744666X.2020.1774366⟩. ⟨pasteur-03718373⟩