Fungal peptides from pneumonitis hypersensitivity etiologic agents are able to induce specific cellular immune response
Fungal peptides from pneumonitis hypersensitivity etiologic agents are able to induce specific cellular immune response.
Abstract
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is an immunoallergic disease due to chronic exposure to high quantities of different microorganisms such as Mycobacterium immunogenum (Mi), a mycobacterium, and Lichtheimia corymbifera (Lc), a filamentous fungus. It has recently been demonstrated that the protein DLDH (dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase), is common to these microorganisms. This study aimed to investigate the immune potential of overlapping peptide pools covering the MiDLDH and LcDLDH.