Functional immunoglobulin E cross-reactivity between Pas n 1 of Bahia grass pollen and other group 1 grass pollen allergens

Background Grass pollens are major triggers of allergic rhinitis and asthma, but the immunological relationships between pollen allergens of the subtropical Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum, and temperate grasses are unresolved. Objective To assess serum IgE cross-reactivity between subtropical P. notatum and temperate Lolium perenne (Ryegrass) pollen allergens. Methods Serum IgE reactivities of grass pollen-allergic patients with P. notatum, L. perenne and Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) pollen extracts and their respective purified group 1 allergens, Pas n 1, Lol p 1 and Cyn d 1, were compared by immunoblotting, ELISA and basophil activation. Results In a cohort of 51 patients from a temperate region, a high frequency of IgE reactivity with each grass pollen was detected, but reactivity with L. perenne pollen was substantially greater than with P. notatum and C. dactylon pollen. Similarly, serum IgE reactivity with Lol p 1 was greater than with Pas n 1 or Cyn d 1. For seven of eight sera studied in detail, asymmetric serum IgE cross-reactivity was observed; L. perenne pollen inhibited IgE reactivity with P. notatum pollen but not the converse, and IgE reactivity with Pas n 1 was inhibited by Lol p 1 but IgE reactivity with Lol p 1 was not inhibited by Pas n 1 or Cyn d 1. Importantly, P. notatum pollen and Pas n 1 activated basophils in grass pollen-allergic patients from a temperate region, although stimulation was greater by pollen of L. perenne than P. notatum or C. dactylon, and by Lol p 1 than Pas n 1 or Cyn d 1. In contrast, a cohort of 47 patients from a subtropical region showed similar IgE reactivity with P. notatum and L. perenne pollen, and reciprocal cross-inhibition of IgE reactivity between L. perenne and P. notatum. Conclusions Pollen allergens of the subtropical P. notatum, including Pas n 1, show clinically relevant IgE cross-reactivity with pollen allergens of L. perenne but also species-specific IgE reactivity.

IgE cross-reactivity between Pas n 1 of Bahia grass pollen and other group 1 grass pollen allergens

Background The subtropical Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) is an important source of pollen allergens with an extended season of pollination and wide distribution in warmer climates. The immunological relationship between pollen allergens of Bahia grass and temperate grasses is unresolved. Methods Serum IgE reactivity of grass pollen-allergic patients with Bahia, Ryegrass and Bermuda grass pollen extracts and their purified group 1 allergens, Pas n 1, Lol p 1 and Cyn d 1, were compared by immunoblotting, ELISA, inhibition ELISA, basophil activation by flow cytometry and molecular modeling. Results Differences in antibody recognition of allergenic components between Bahia grass and Ryegrass pollen were observed by immunoblotting. Eight grass pollen-allergic patients from a temperate region showed greater serum IgE reactivity with Ryegrass pollen than Bahia grass by ELISA. For seven of these sera, Ryegrass pollen inhibited IgE reactivity with Bahia grass pollen but not the converse. For 51 sera from grass pollen-allergic patients in this temperate region, IgE reactivity with Lol p 1 was greater than Pas n 1 or Cyn d 1. IgE reactivity with Lol p 1 was not inhibited by Pas n 1 or Cyn d 1, but Pas n 1 IgE reactivity was inhibited by Lol p 1. Two group 1 grass pollen allergen-specific mAb distinguished between temperate and subtropical grass pollens. Basophil activation for three patients tested was greater by Ryegrass pollen than Bahia or Bermuda grass, and by Lol p 1 than Pas n 1 or Cyn d 1. In contrast, two patients from a subtropical region had higher serum IgE reactivity with Bahia grass pollen than Ryegrass and Bahia grass pollen inhibited IgE reactivity with Ryegrass. A structural model of Pas n 1 showed amino acids implicated in IgE epitopes of other group 1 allergens were juxtaposed on the surface. Conclusion Allergens from subtropical Bahia grass pollen, including Pas n 1, share antigenic determinants with temperate grass pollen allergens, but patients exhibit higher serum IgE reactivity to their locally predominant grass pollen. Basophil activation by Bahia grass pollen and Pas n 1 in patients from a temperate climate indicates clinically relevant cross-sensitization between temperate and subtropical grass pollens.

Molecular cloning, expression and immunological characterisation of Pas n 1, the major allergen of Bahia grass Paspalum notatum pollen

Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum, is a clinically important subtropical grass with a prolonged pollination season from spring to autumn. We aimed to clone and characterise the major Bahia grass pollen allergen, Pas n 1. Grass pollen-allergic patients presenting to a tertiary hospital allergy clinic were tested for IgE reactivity with Bahia grass pollen extract by skin prick testing, ImmunoCAP, ELISA and immunoblotting. Using primers deduced from the N-terminal peptide sequence of a group 1 allergen of Bahia grass pollen extract separated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, the complete Pas n 1 cDNA was obtained by rapid amplification of cDNA ends and cloned. Biological relevance of recombinant Pas n 1 expressed in Escherichia coli was assessed by serum IgE reactivity and basophil activation. Twenty-nine of 34 (85%) consecutive patients presenting with grass pollen allergy were skin prick test positive to Bahia grass pollen. The Pas n 1 cDNA has sequence homology with the β-expansin 1 glycoprotein family and is more closely related to the maize pollen group 1 allergen (85% identity) than to ryegrass Lol p 1 or Timothy grass Phl p 1 (64 and 66% identity, respectively). rPas n 1 reacted with serum IgE in 47 of 55 (85%) Bahia grass pollen-allergic patients, activated basophils and inhibited serum IgE reactivity with the 29 kDa band of Bahia grass pollen extract. In conclusion the cDNA for the major group 1 allergen of the subtropical Bahia grass pollen, Pas n 1, was identified and cloned. rPas n 1 is immunologically active and is a valuable reagent for diagnosis and specific immunotherapy of grass pollen allergy.

Bahia grass pollen specific IgE is common in seasonal rhinitis patients but has limited cross-reactivity with Ryegrass

Background: Perennial Ryegrass is a major cause of rhinitis in spring and early summer. Bahia grass, Paspalum notatum, flowers late into summer and could account for allergic rhinitis at this time. We determined the frequency of serum immunoglobulin (Ig)E reactivity with Bahia grass in Ryegrass pollen allergic patients and investigated IgE cross-reactivity between Bahia and Ryegrass. Methods: Serum from 33 Ryegrass pollen allergic patients and 12 nonatopic donors were tested for IgE reactivity with Bahia and Ryegrass pollen extracts (PE) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), western blotting and inhibition ELISA. Allergen-specific antibodies from a pool of sera from allergic donors were affinity purified and tested for IgE cross-reactivity. Results: Seventy-eight per cent of the sera had IgE reactivity with Bahia grass, but more weakly than with Ryegrass. Antibodies eluted from the major Ryegrass pollen allergens, Lol p 1 and Lol p 5, showed IgE reactivity with allergens of Ryegrass and Canary but not Bahia or Bermuda grasses. Timothy, Canary and Ryegrass inhibited IgE reactivity with Ryegrass and Bahia grass, whereas Bahia, Johnson and Bermuda grass did not inhibit IgE reactivity with Ryegrass. Conclusions: The majority of Ryegrass allergic patients also showed serum IgE reactivity with Bahia grass PE. However, Bahia grass and Ryegrass had only limited IgE cross-reactivity indicating that Bahia grass should be considered in diagnosis and treatment of patients with hay fever late in' the grass pollen season.

O biodiesel e o desenvolvimento social da Bahia

Consultoria Legislativa - Área XII - Recursos Minerais, Hídricos e Energéticos.

Repasse do FPM para os municípios do Estado da Bahia em 2008

Consultoria Legislativa - Área IV - Finanças Públicas.

Incentivos fiscais nas décadas de 1950 a 1980 destinados à Região Sudeste

Consultoria Legislativa - Área III - Tributação, Direito Tributário.

Copia do recurso, e addendo ao mesmo, que as soberanas Cortes de Portugal dirigem mil e cincoenta e dous constitucionaes da notavel, e sempre fiel cidade da Bahia

Referência : Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal - Catálogo On-line.

Alvará em forma de Ley, pelo qual V. Magestade he servido declarar as assignaturas, e emolumentos, que devem haver os Ouvidores, Juizes, e seus Officiaes das Comarcas das Minas Geraes, Cuyabá, Mato Grosso, S. Paulo, e Goyaz, e nas que ficão no Continente do Governo da Bahia, e todas as mais, que se descobrirem nos mesmos, ou diversos Governos ; e tudo na forma, que acima se declara : para Vossa Magestade ver

Ao alto do título : Diogo de Mendonça Corte-Real.

Padrões de consumo alimentar e índice de massa corporal nas regiões nordeste e sudeste do Brasil

O presente estudo avaliou os padrões de consumo alimentar entre adultos brasileiros e a sua associação com o Índice de Massa Corporal (IMC). Em 1996/1997, o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE), coletou dados antropométricos, de consumo alimentar e socioeconômicos de 9351 indivíduos entre 20 e 60 anos, moradores das áreas urbanas e rurais das regiões Nordeste e Sudeste do Brasil. Através da análise de componentes principais foram identificados os padrões de consumo alimentar. A associação entre os padrões de consumo alimentar e o IMC foi avaliado através de regressão linear. A prevalência de obesidade (IMC >= 30 kg/rn2) foi de 2,7% entre homens moradores das áreas rurais e em torno de 8,0% para os moradores da área urbana, em ambas as regiões. Entre as mulheres, esta prevalência na área rural foi de 6,5% no Nordeste, 14,3% no Sudeste e em torno de 12% nas áreas urbanas. A prevalência de sobrepeso (IMC>= 25 kg/m2) na área rural foi, aproximadamente, 20,0%para o sexo masculino e 24,0% para o sexo feminino, ficando ao redor de 30% nas áreas urbanas. Identificou-se três padrões de consumo: o padrão 1 (misto), com o consumo de quase todos os alimentos, o padrão 2, um padrão a base de arroz, farinha e feijão, composição característica da dieta tradicional do brasileiro, e o padrão 3, onde poucos alimentos explicaram a variação de consumo, contudo, estes alimentos variaram nas quatro áreas. Ajustando-se para idade, renda, escolaridade e atividade física, o padrão misto associou-se positivamente com o IMC (p<0,003), exceto no Sudeste rural (p=016). A dieta tradicional no Sudeste rural (p=0,007) e o padrão 3, composto por tubérculos, farinha e carne, no Nordeste urbano (p=O,0004), associaram-se negativamente com o IMC. Concluiu-se que o padrão misto se associou positivamente ao IMC, sugerindo que o consumo calórico total, mais do que o padrão da dieta, explicaria o aumento da obesidade observado no Brasil.