The curious history behind a biologic-enriched cat food: Hyperimmune avian IgY as a means of oral adoptive passive immunization

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Dec;148(6):1473-1475. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.06.031. Epub 2021 Sep 13.

Author

Joshua A Steinberg¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis. Electronic address: jsteinberg@mcw.edu.

PMID: 34530018
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.06.031

No abstract available

Keywords: Fel d 1; IgY; cat dander allergy; passive humoral immunity.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Adoptive Transfer
Animal Feed
Animals
Biological Products
Birds
Cats
Immunization, Passive
Immunoglobulin E / metabolism*
Immunoglobulins / metabolism*

Substances

Biological Products
IgY
Immunoglobulins
Immunoglobulin E