Nature Communications (Feb 2020)

Mass cytometry reveals cellular fingerprint associated with IgE+ peanut tolerance and allergy in early life

  • Melanie R. Neeland,
  • Sandra Andorf,
  • Monali Manohar,
  • Diane Dunham,
  • Shu-Chen Lyu,
  • Thanh D. Dang,
  • Rachel L. Peters,
  • Kirsten P. Perrett,
  • Mimi L. K. Tang,
  • Richard Saffery,
  • Jennifer J. Koplin,
  • Kari C. Nadeau

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14919-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Food allergy is triggered by IgE, but some individuals are not allergic to peanuts despite making peanut-specific IgE, and are considered peanut-tolerant. Here, the authors identify differences in blood immune cell composition of peanut-allergic and tolerant infants using mass cytometry, which may help uncover the mechanism of allergic tolerance.