Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models

Wheat is a staple and nutritious food that is consumed globally. However, it is identified as a major allergenic food because of its capacity to trigger life-threatening systemic anaphylaxis. The specific mechanisms that underlie this systemic anaphylaxis in wheat allergy are incompletely understood...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan, Rick Jorgensen, Chris Van Antwerp, Perry K. W. Ng, Venu Gangur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
Series:Foods
Subjects:
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/5/883
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1850050653518299136
author Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan
Rick Jorgensen
Chris Van Antwerp
Perry K. W. Ng
Venu Gangur
author_facet Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan
Rick Jorgensen
Chris Van Antwerp
Perry K. W. Ng
Venu Gangur
author_sort Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan
collection DOAJ
description Wheat is a staple and nutritious food that is consumed globally. However, it is identified as a major allergenic food because of its capacity to trigger life-threatening systemic anaphylaxis. The specific mechanisms that underlie this systemic anaphylaxis in wheat allergy are incompletely understood. As a result, several rodent models have been developed to study anaphylaxis in wheat allergies. In this paper, we have conducted a comprehensive review of wheat-induced anaphylaxis using Google Scholar and PubMed databases with relevant keywords. The following objectives were addressed: (1) to determine the complexity of wheat-induced anaphylaxis; (2) to summarize the role of genetic susceptibility in wheat anaphylaxis; (3) to identify the environmental factors involved in the development of wheat anaphylaxis; (4) to map the current status of mechanisms involved in wheat anaphylaxis; (5) to identify the approaches, strengths, and limitations of rodent models of wheat anaphylaxis; and (6) to identify challenges and opportunities in this area of science. Our findings provide a comprehensive updated critical resource for the future research agenda in wheat allergy-associated anaphylaxis, particularly using rodent models as attractive pre-clinical tools.
format Article
id doaj-art-b86b3a5d88274007bdcc64cf32ae2bb5
institution DOAJ
issn 2304-8158
language English
publishDate 2025-03-01
publisher MDPI AG
record_format Article
series Foods
spelling doaj-art-b86b3a5d88274007bdcc64cf32ae2bb52025-08-20T02:53:22ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582025-03-0114588310.3390/foods14050883Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent ModelsTamil Selvan Arul Arasan0Rick Jorgensen1Chris Van Antwerp2Perry K. W. Ng3Venu Gangur4Food Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFood Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAFood Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USACereal Science Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48823, USAFood Allergy and Immunology Laboratory, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USAWheat is a staple and nutritious food that is consumed globally. However, it is identified as a major allergenic food because of its capacity to trigger life-threatening systemic anaphylaxis. The specific mechanisms that underlie this systemic anaphylaxis in wheat allergy are incompletely understood. As a result, several rodent models have been developed to study anaphylaxis in wheat allergies. In this paper, we have conducted a comprehensive review of wheat-induced anaphylaxis using Google Scholar and PubMed databases with relevant keywords. The following objectives were addressed: (1) to determine the complexity of wheat-induced anaphylaxis; (2) to summarize the role of genetic susceptibility in wheat anaphylaxis; (3) to identify the environmental factors involved in the development of wheat anaphylaxis; (4) to map the current status of mechanisms involved in wheat anaphylaxis; (5) to identify the approaches, strengths, and limitations of rodent models of wheat anaphylaxis; and (6) to identify challenges and opportunities in this area of science. Our findings provide a comprehensive updated critical resource for the future research agenda in wheat allergy-associated anaphylaxis, particularly using rodent models as attractive pre-clinical tools.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/5/883wheatwheat glutenwheat non-glutenanaphylaxisanimal modelsIgE
spellingShingle Tamil Selvan Arul Arasan
Rick Jorgensen
Chris Van Antwerp
Perry K. W. Ng
Venu Gangur
Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models
Foods
wheat
wheat gluten
wheat non-gluten
anaphylaxis
animal models
IgE
title Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models
title_full Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models
title_fullStr Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models
title_full_unstemmed Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models
title_short Advances in Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis in Wheat Allergy: Utility of Rodent Models
title_sort advances in mechanisms of anaphylaxis in wheat allergy utility of rodent models
topic wheat
wheat gluten
wheat non-gluten
anaphylaxis
animal models
IgE
url https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/14/5/883
work_keys_str_mv AT tamilselvanarularasan advancesinmechanismsofanaphylaxisinwheatallergyutilityofrodentmodels
AT rickjorgensen advancesinmechanismsofanaphylaxisinwheatallergyutilityofrodentmodels
AT chrisvanantwerp advancesinmechanismsofanaphylaxisinwheatallergyutilityofrodentmodels
AT perrykwng advancesinmechanismsofanaphylaxisinwheatallergyutilityofrodentmodels
AT venugangur advancesinmechanismsofanaphylaxisinwheatallergyutilityofrodentmodels