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Allergenic evaluation of Malassezia furfur crude extracts

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Crude extracts of the lipophilic yeast Malassezia furfur were obtained from 2, 6, 10 and 28 day old cultures. The in vitro cultivation periods corresponded, respectively, to the lag phase, middle of the log phase, end of log phase and the decline phase of the growth curve, which was based on viable cell counts obtained with a fluorescent viability test. Biochemical analyses showed that the protein and carbohydrate contents were greater in day 10 extracts. Seventy patients with different allergic manifestations and 30 healthy volunteers were skin prick tested using the extracts. Of these, thirteen (18.57%) patients gave positive responses. SDS PAGE gradient electrophoretic profiles of the preparations indicated that the 28 day extracts contained the greatest number of protein bands with molecular weights ranging mostly between 30 and 94 kDa. Immunoblots incubated with individual patient sera showed that four IgE binding M. furfur allergens of approximately 88, 61, 52 and 39 kDa were present in the 28 day extracts. The components identified could be used for detecting IgE mediated responses to M. furfur among individuals affected with different allergic conditions.

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    R.F. Gandra, T.A. Melo, F.E. Matsumoto, W. Gambale & C.R. Paula

  2. Instituto Adolpho Lutz, Brazil

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  3. Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brasil

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Gandra, R., Melo, T., Matsumoto, F. et al. Allergenic evaluation of Malassezia furfur crude extracts. Mycopathologia 155, 183–189 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021181711225

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