Bioinformatics and Proteomics Evaluations of Potential IgE Cross-Reactive Proteins in Novel Edible Insects and Shrimp for Food Safety

Abstract

RATIONALE: Seasonality of allergies to pollen and fungal spores may provoke obsession in sensitive individuals fearing the upcoming season. The leading psychologic profiles were assessed in patients having confirmed seasonal allergy. METHODS: 44 patients, 24 females and 20 males having seasonal allergy were administered the MMPI ( Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory). Most were city inhabitants (55% of females and 75% of males) and most worked indoors (83% of males and 75% of females). Patients were seen at the National Pirogov Memorial Medical University in Vinnystsya, Ukraine. RESULTS: Among men, 41.67% had a leading psychotype on the 6th scale (rigidity, paranoia (Ra)) and over 25% had high scores on the 1st scale (hypochondriasis (Hs)). Among women, no leading psychotype was seen, but 25% had simultaneous increase on three scales: the 2nd scale (depression (D)), the 3rd scale (hysteria (Hy)) and the 7th scale (psychasthenia (Pf)). CONCLUSIONS: Men with pollen allergy have rigidity and paranoia characterized by accumulation of negative emotions, inability to solve problems with somatization in order to obtain secondary benefits. Women with pollen allergy show a complex psychotype with increased depression, hysteria and psych asthenia. Psychotherapeutic support and psychologic pharmacotherapy should be considered in pollen allergic patients.

Current state of insect proteins: extraction technologies, bioactive peptides and allergenicity of edible insect proteins

“…The authors reported that allergenic reactions for crustacean allergic individuals could be triggered by some insects. 100,118 So, potentially, insect TMs should also share, to higher or lower extents, homology in terms of amino acid sequence with crustaceans and/or mollusks. Research already proved that the cricket-TM shared over 60% homology in terms of amino acid sequence with known shellfish-TM.…”