玉米中的过敏原及物理加工对食品致敏性的影响研究进展

随着食用玉米的人群越来越广泛,玉米过敏问题日渐凸显。对玉米过敏的有效防御被人们所重视,加工通过改变过敏原的蛋白结构可以使过敏原致敏性降低。其中食品加工对过敏原致敏性的研究主要集中在热处理方面;然而各种非热方法,如微波、超高压等食品加工新技术,在降低食品的致敏性方面也有广阔的应用前景。相比来说非热方法通常是有利的,它们能够保留在热处理过程中经常改变的感官特性,如营养成分和风味。本文综述了玉米过敏原研究现状,总结了玉米中的过敏原,描述了对食物进行热处理和非热处理在改变食物过敏原反应性方面的作用,并且提出多种加工方式联合使用来降低玉米过敏原致敏性的未来研究方向,为玉米过敏的防御提供参考。     

Milk allergens, their characteristics and their detection in food: A review

Cow's milk allergy (CMA) is one of the most common food allergies in childhood. This allergy is normally outgrown in the first year of life, however 15% of allergic children remain allergic. Many studies have been carried out to define and characterise the allergens involved in CMA and described two major allergens: casein (αs1-CN) and β-lactoglobulin. In addition to this, many other milk proteins are antigenic and capable of inducing immune responses. Milk from sheep or goats differs from cow's milk (CM) in terms of composition and allergenic properties. Food processing such as heating affects the stability, structure and intermolecular interactions of CM proteins, thereby changing the allergenic capacity. Chemical and proteolytic treatments of milk to obtain milk hydrolysates have been developed to reduce allergic reactions. Prevention of CMA largely relies on avoidance of all food products containing cow's milk. To achieve this, interest has focused on the development of various technologies for detecting and measuring the presence of milk allergens in food products by immunoassays or proteomic approaches. This review describes the technologies implemented for the analysis of milk allergens (allergenicity, biochemistry) as well as their potential detection in food matrices.     

Impact of dietary factors and food processing on food allergy

Allergic reactions to food can significantly reduce the quality of life and even result in life‐threatening complications. In addition, the prevalence of food allergy has increased in the last decades in industrialized countries and the mechanisms underlying (increased) sensitization are still not fully understood. It is believed that the development and maintenance of oral tolerance to food antigens is a process actively mediated by the immune system and that this reaction is essential to inhibit sensitization. Ongoing research indicates that different dietary factors also may contribute to immune homeostasis and oral tolerance to food and that food processing modulates allergenicity. One of the major questions in food allergy research is therefore which impact nutrition and food processing may have on allergenicity of food and perhaps on sensitization. We summarize in this review the different dietary factors that are believed to contribute to induction of oral tolerance and discuss the underlying mechanisms. In addition, the functional consequences of allergen modification will be emphasized in the second part as severity of allergic reactions and perhaps sensitization to food is influenced by structural modifications of food allergens.     

模拟消化方法在食物过敏原潜在致敏性评价中的应用进展

食物过敏已成为全球范围内日益严重的食品安全问题。对食物过敏原的潜在致敏性进行评价有助于更好地了解食物过敏原自身特性及其对过敏人群免疫系统的影响。模拟消化实验是食物过敏原潜在致敏性评价的有力手段。食物过敏原蛋白的消化稳定性为其潜在致敏性评价结果提供了重要参考依据,但并非所有食物过敏原均具有较强的消化稳定性。食物过敏原的潜在致敏性一方面取决于过敏原蛋白在通过消化道时的消化稳定性,另一方面取决于消化产物中具有免疫刺激能力的过敏原表位的丰度。不同模拟消化方法的应用对食物过敏原的消化结果及潜在致敏性评价结果的真实性和可比性具有重要影响。本文系统地介绍了体内及体外模拟消化方法的优缺点及在食物过敏原潜在致敏性评价中的应用研究进展,并综述了食物过敏原消化稳定性与其潜在致敏性评价结果的关系。以期对食物过敏原致敏性评价体系的进一步完善和发展有所帮助。     

蟹类主要过敏原及其消减技术研究进展

蟹是引起食源性过敏的主要食品之一,蟹类过敏原是引起蟹过敏的根源。近年来,过敏原性质的研究及分离纯化技术备受关注,已发现蟹的主要过敏原包括原肌球蛋白、精氨酸激酶、血蓝蛋白等。利用食品加工技术降低蟹致敏性的研究也日益增多,以热加工法、辐射技术、酶处理法和超高压法等为代表的蟹致敏活性消减技术取得了新进展。本文就蟹类主要过敏原的种类、致敏蛋白的制备、蟹与其他甲壳类的交叉过敏性以及蟹类过敏原消减方法等进行综述,以期为蟹过敏的诊断预防和低致敏产品开发提供参考。     

益生菌改善牛乳蛋白过敏性的研究进展

牛奶蛋白过敏是儿童早期最常见的食物过敏反应之一,通常会持续到成年期。益生菌影响肠道微生物群并调节免疫反应。因此,它可能是可以缓解某些涉及肠道免疫系统疾病的工具,例如尚无治疗方法的牛乳蛋白过敏。本文中探讨了牛奶蛋白过敏的重要研究进展,介绍了牛乳蛋白过敏原和过敏机理。重点强调了益生菌在牛奶蛋白过敏方面取得的最新进展,通过调节肠道菌群和提高肠道免疫来改善牛乳蛋白过敏。最后阐述了低致敏性产品的研究现状,提出了研究及应用中面临的主要问题。益生菌改善牛乳蛋白过敏性的深入研究是过敏领域的重大突破,为缓解牛乳过敏提供理论依据。     

Potential Utility of High‐Pressure Processing to Address the Risk of Food Allergen Concerns

High‐pressure processing (HPP) technology is a novel, nonthermal processing technology for food. This special processing method can inactivate microorganisms and enzymes in food at room temperature using ultra‐high pressures of above 100 MPa, while the original flavor and nutritional value of the food are maintained, with an extended refrigerated shelf‐life of the food in distribution. In recent years, because of the rising prevalence of food allergies, many researchers have actively sought processing methods that reduce the allergenicity of food allergens. This study describes the effects of the current HPP technology on allergen activity. Our main goal was to provide an overview of the current research achievements of the application of HPP to eliminate the allergenicity of various foods, including legumes, grains, seafood, meat, dairy products, fruits, and vegetables. In addition, the processing parameters, principles, and mechanisms of HPP for allergen destruction are discussed, such as the induction of protein denaturation, the change in protein conformation, allergen removal using the high‐pressure extraction technology, and the promotion of enzymatic hydrolysis to alter the sensitization of the allergens. In the future, the application of HPP technology as a pretreatment step for raw food materials may contribute to the development of food products with low or no allergenic ingredients, which then can effectively reduce the concern for consumers with allergies, reduce the risk of mistaken ingestion, and reduce the overall incidence of allergic reactions from food.     

水产品过敏原消减技术研究进展

水产品因其营养丰富,越来越受消费者喜爱。近年来,随着水产品产量和消费量逐年增加,水产品引发的食物过敏也日益增多,已经成为一个食品安全问题。随着食品加工技术及生物技术的提高,人们对过敏原性质的研究及过敏原分离纯化方法不断深入,利用食品加工技术降低食物过敏原致敏性越来越受到大家的关注。低致敏性食品是水产品开发的一个重要方向,很多研究学者对如何降低水产品致敏性进行了深入的研究。本文对水产品过敏原消减技术研究进展进行了概述,简单介绍了水产品过敏的现状及主要过敏原,详细介绍了最常用的5种消除方法,分析了低致敏水产品的发展趋势,以期为低致敏性食品开发提供理论指导。     

降低鸡蛋致敏性的加工方法研究进展

鸡蛋是人们日常饮食中的高营养物质,但也是国际公认的八大过敏食物之一。鸡蛋过敏占儿童食物过敏的35%,占成人食物过敏的12%。鸡蛋过敏的主要症状包括过敏性皮炎、荨麻疹、胃肠道紊乱、腹痛等,其致敏性严重影响了鸡蛋过敏患者的健康及鸡蛋加工品的普及性。近年来国内外学者对如何降低鸡蛋蛋白的致敏性开展了大量的研究,所采用的方法有单一加工方法和联合加工方法。降低鸡蛋蛋白致敏性的单一加工方法主要有加热、辐照、糖基化、高压、酶解等;联合加工方法是几种单一方法按一定加工顺序的复合处理。文章综述了不同加工方法对鸡蛋蛋白致敏性的影响,并分析了目前降低鸡蛋致敏性的加工方法中存在的问题,为后续开发降低鸡蛋致敏性的加工方法提供了思路。     

Potential efficacy of processing technologies for mitigating crustacean allergenicity

ABSTRACT

Crustacean allergy has become a growing food safety concern at a global scale. In the past decades, various food processing approaches have been employed to develop food products with reduced allergenic potential. Thermal treatment can dramatically influence the allergenicity of crustaceans by either reducing or enhancing their allergenic potential. Maillard reaction, enzymatic and acid treatments have shown to be promising in mitigating crustacean allergenicity. Recently, novel processing technologies, namely high-pressure processing, high-intensity ultrasound, irradiation, pulsed ultraviolet light and hurdle technology have attracted special attention from the researchers and the food industry professionals owing to their benefits over the conventional methods. In this context, this review paper provides an updated overview of the current knowledge on how different food processing methods induce structural changes of crustacean allergens and, subsequently, influence their allergenic potential. Data on prevalence and clinical relevance of crustacean allergy are presented, as well as, the molecular characterization of crustacean allergens and the main analytical methods for their detection in processed foods.     

Why are some proteins allergenic? Implications for biotechnology

In recent years, a number of agricultural crops have been developed with recombinant DNA technology. Because the transferred genes code for proteins that are ordinarily not present in these particular foods, there is concern about the potential allergenicity of these new crop varieties. Foods contain many proteins; however, only a small fraction are allergens. Although the structural properties of proteins that cause allergic reactions have not been characterized completely, known food allergens in general have molecular weights between 10 and 70 kDa, stimulate the immune response (induce the production of allergen‐specific IgE), and are stable molecules that are resistant to processing, cooking, and digestion. Although any type of food is potentially allergenic, the majority of food allergies are caused by a small group of foods (cows’ milk, nuts, legumes, eggs, seafood). Cross‐reactivities occur within a given food group and between foods and seemingly unrelated proteins.

Even though most transgenic foods are considered safe, biotechnological manipulation can affect crop allergenicity. The safety evaluation of transgenic foods is relatively easy when the allergenicity of the gene sources are known. The recombinant food can be assayed using traditional in vitro inhibition assays. Recently, reduced allergen content of biotechnologically altered rice was shown. In contrast, increased allergenicity was demonstrated in transgenic soybeans after a methionine‐ and cystine‐rich protein from Brazil nuts, identified as a major Brazil nut allergen, was expressed in soybean to increase its content of sulfur‐rich amino acids. The most difficult issue regarding transgenic food allergenicity is the effect of transfer of proteins of unknown allergenicity. The challenge is to determine whether these proteins are allergenic as there is no generally accepted, established, definitive procedure to define or predict a protein's allergenicity. Comparing the structures of the transferred protein with known allergens and allergen epitopes could be one approach. Additionally, Th‐2 cell stimulation, the production of IL‐4, and IgE antibody induction in animal models may help to evaluate the potential allergenicity of a protein.

In conclusion, there is no evidence that recombinant proteins in newly developed foods are more allergenic than traditional proteins. The evidence suggests that the vast majority of these proteins will be completely safe for the consumer. The concern is that if a few transgenic foods cause serious allergic reactions, this could undermine the public's confidence in such products. It is essential that proper guidelines are established and tests are developed to assure that this will not occur.     

芝麻过敏原分子特征与检测方法研究进展

食物过敏已成为全世界范围存在的公共健康问题,芝麻是一种常见的食物过敏原,对芝麻过敏原的研究日渐深入。目前,芝麻中已确定的过敏原蛋白有7 种（Ses i 1～Ses i 7）。本文综述了近几年来各国对芝麻过敏原的管理规定、芝麻过敏原蛋白的结构特征、加工过程对其结构及致敏性影响、检测方法等方面的研究进展,以期为采用不同工艺、方法消除或降低芝麻过敏原的致敏性提供理论参考,也为过敏原标签标识的实施提供理论依据。最后,本文总结了芝麻过敏原的研究现状并对未来研究趋势进行了展望。     

Characterization of plant food allergens: An overview on physicochemical and immunological techniques

Allergy to plant‐derived foods is a highly complex disorder with clinical manifestations ranging from mild oral, gastrointestinal, and cutaneous symptoms to life‐threatening systemic conditions. This heterogeneity in clinical manifestations has been attributed to different properties of allergenic molecules. Based on this fact, symptom elicitors were grouped into class I and pollinosis‐associated class II food allergens, but clear distinction is rather ambiguous. Moreover, mechanisms underlying food sensitization are not fully understood yet, and food allergy management most often relies on patient's compliance to avoid suspected foods. Therefore, recent efforts aim at the investigation of plant food allergies at the molecular level. This review provides an overview on currently available techniques for allergen characterization and discusses their application for investigation of plant food allergens. Data obtained by an array of physicochemical analyses, such as allergen structure, integrity, aggregation, and stability, need to be linked to results from immunological methods at the level of IgE and T‐cell reactivity. Such knowledge allows the development of computational algorithms to predict allergenicity of novel foods being introduced by biotechnological industry. Furthermore, molecular characterization is an indispensable tool for molecule‐based diagnosis and future development of safer patient‐tailored specific immunotherapy in plant food allergy.     

甲壳类水产食物致敏原及其分子结构的研究进展

甲壳类水产品是亚洲地区最主要的致敏食物。食物过敏主要由摄入的食品致敏原引起,而食物致敏原的结构不仅与抗原表位的形成有关,也决定了其在食品加工和体内消化过程的稳定性。本文针对甲壳类水产品,首先阐述了甲壳类水产食物过敏及致敏原的研究进展;进一步对甲壳类水产食物致敏原的分子结构及其与致敏性的构效关系展开论述,并基于此提出了致敏原脱敏策略。目前已鉴定的甲壳类水产食物致敏原大部分属于肌动蛋白结合蛋白、磷酸原激酶和EF手型钙离子结合蛋白3个家族。针对不同蛋白质家族致敏原的结构特点,通过食品加工技术消减致敏性或利用分子生物学手段获得低致敏性衍生物都是防控食物过敏的重要途径。但甲壳类水产食物致敏原的结构信息有待完善,其与致敏性的构效关系也仍是未来致敏原研究的重要方向。本文综合阐述了甲壳类水产食物致敏原结构特性及其与致敏性的构效关系,以期为甲壳类水产食物致敏原的系统研究和食品脱敏方法的建立提供思路。     

蟹类水产品过敏原及其致敏性消减技术研究进展

蟹类是我国重要的经济水产品,也是诱发过敏反应的主要食物之一。因此,了解蟹类水产品过敏原种类及抗原表位,探究有效的蟹类致敏性消减技术等极为迫切。阐明蟹类水产品过敏原及其抗原表位是消减其致敏性的重要前提,概述了国内外分离鉴定的蟹类水产品过敏原,包括原肌球蛋白、精氨酸激酶、肌质钙结合蛋白、磷酸丙糖异构酶、细丝蛋白c等;总结了利用生物信息学技术、噬菌体展示技术、一珠一化合物技术等定位分析蟹类水产品过敏原的线性表位和构象表位概况。比较了辐照技术、超声技术、美拉德反应技术、酶法交联技术、微生物发酵技术等现代加工处理方法,或修饰过敏原抗原表位或破坏过敏原蛋白质结构,从而消减蟹类水产品过敏原致敏性。着重分析了蟹类水产品过敏原的未来研究趋势,提出蟹类水产品过敏原结构与致敏性的构效关系解析是该领域的研究难点;对比了物理法、化学法、生物法在蟹类水产品致敏性消减方面的优缺点,提出未来重点发展复合加工处理方式,以便更大程度地降低过敏原致敏性,从而为低致敏性的蟹类食品或生物制品的开发提供技术依据。     

从过敏原危害评估食物过敏风险

随着全球食物过敏发生率的逐年升高,食物过敏性疾病已成为人们日益关注的食品安全和公共卫生问题.本文介绍了食物过敏原特性、致敏机制、临床表现、常见致敏食物及主要暴露来源等内容,概括了食物过敏原闽值及参考剂量的制定方法和最新调整情况,并总结了目前国际上公认的几种食物过敏原的风险评估方法,以期对下一步开展我国人群食物过敏风险评...     

A Comprehensive Review on Kiwifruit Allergy: Pathogenesis,Diagnosis, Management,and Potential Modification of Allergens Through Processing

Kiwifruit is rich in bioactive components including dietary fibers, carbohydrates, natural sugars, vitamins, minerals, omega‐3 fatty acids, and antioxidants. These components are beneficial to boost the human immune system and prevent cancer and heart diseases. However, kiwifruit is emerging as one of the most common elicitors of food allergies worldwide. Kiwifruit allergy results from an abnormal immune response to kiwifruit proteins and occur after consuming this fruit. Symptoms range from the oral allergy syndrome (OAS) to the life‐threatening anaphylaxis. Thirteen different allergens have been identified in green kiwifruit and, among these allergens, Act d 1, Act d 2, Act d 8, Act d 11, and Act d 12 are defined as the “major allergens.” Act d 1 and Act d 2 are ripening‐related allergens and are found in abundance in fully ripe kiwifruit. Structures of several kiwifruit allergens may be altered under high temperatures or strong acidic conditions. This review discusses the pathogenesis, clinical features, and diagnosis of kiwifruit allergy and evaluates food processing methods including thermal, ultrasound, and chemical processing which may be used to reduce the allergenicity of kiwifruit. Management and medical treatments for kiwifruit allergy are also summarized.     

Allergenicity of peanut allergens and its dependence on the structure

Food allergies are a global food safety problem. Peanut allergies are common due, in part, to their popular utilization in the food industry. Peanut allergy is typically an immunoglobulin E-mediated reaction, and peanuts contain 17 allergens belonging to different families in peanut. In this review, we first introduce the mechanisms and management of peanut allergy, followed by the basic structures of associated allergens. Subsequently, we summarize methods of epitope localization for peanut allergens. These methods can be instrumental in speeding up the discovery of allergenicity-dependent structures. Many attempts have been made to decrease the allergenicity of peanuts. The structures of hypoallergens, which are manufactured during processing, were analyzed to strengthen the desensitization process and allergen immunotherapy. The identification of conformational epitopes is the bottleneck in both peanut and food allergies. Further, the identification and modification of such epitopes will lead to improved strategies for managing and preventing peanut allergy. Combining traditional wet chemistry research with structure simulation studies will help in the epitopes’ localization.     

加工对鸡蛋过敏原的影响

卵类黏蛋白、卵白蛋白、卵转铁蛋白和溶菌酶是鸡蛋中的主要过敏原,适当的物理、化学和生物加工可以降低它们的致敏性。其中物理法生产的低致敏性蛋制品可供鸡蛋轻微过敏人群食用或作为免疫治疗药物;而化学和生物法制备的低过敏鸡蛋制品存在安全风险,它能否应用于生产,还有待进一步研究。另外,各种加工方法可以影响过敏原蛋白二硫键及高级结构甚至一级结构,从而导致该蛋白的致敏性发生变化。总之,加工对鸡蛋过敏原结构和致敏性的影响仍然是值得深入探索的科学问题,对指导生产和研发低致敏性或无致敏性蛋制品具有重要作用。