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* Department of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria; and the
Institute of Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
1Correspondence: Department of General and Experimental Pathology, University of Vienna, AKH, EBO-3Q, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria. E-mail: erika.jensen-jarolim{at}akh-wien.ac.at
BIP1is a murine IgG antibody capable of enhancing the IgE binding to Bet v 1, the major birch pollen allergen. We have previously generated a mimotope of BIP1, designated Bet mim 1, from a constrained phage display peptide library. We demonstrated that oral immunization of BALB/c mice with the Bet mim 1 mimotope resulted in the induction of Bet v 1-specific IgG. The aim of this study was to test the influence of such an oral immunization with Bet mim 1 on a subsequent type I allergic response to Bet v 1. Phages displaying Bet mim 1 or control mimotopes, or PBS alone, were delivered to BALB/c mice by intragastric gavages prior to systemic sensitization with recombinant Bet v 1 and Al(OH)3, an adjuvant inducing preferentially IgE antibody responses. Only mice fed with Bet mim 1-phages displayed substantially enhanced type I allergic skin reactivity to Bet v 1, as compared to mice pretreated with control mimotopes or PBS. A gastric digestion assay indicated that Bet v 1 and its homologue from apple, Mal d 1, were degraded within seconds under physiological conditions. In contrast, phage-displayed mimotopes were resistant to digestion. Our data indicate that allergen mimics in the diet that resist digestion, can induce allergen specific IgG able to enhance an allergic response. We therefore conclude that sensitization via the oral route may represent a mechanism for aggravating type I allergic reactions, probably leading to an earlier onset of symptoms even at lower allergen dosage.—Jensen-Jarolim, E., Wiedermann, U., Ganglberger, E., Zürcher, A., Stadler, B. M., Boltz-Nitulescu, G., Scheiner, O., Breiteneder, H. Allergen mimotopes in food enhance type I allergic reactions in mice.
Key Words: Bet v 1 • Bet mim 1 • Prof mim 1 • type I allergy • bacteriophage • mimotope • oral immunization • digestion • food allergen • BALB/c mouse model
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