A comparative study of allergen extracts from cat fur, cat pelt and cat saliva
Guerin, B.; Hewitt, B.
Annals of Allergy 46(3): 127-131
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4738 PMID: 7469140 Document Number: 178791
Very good in vitro correlations were found among extracts of cat fur, cat pelt and cat saliva. Extracts were fractionated by isoelectric focusing and tested by RAST and RAST inhibition. Some differences in allergenic composition were shown by RAST inhibition using a human serum pool and by titrating fractionated extracts against individual human sera, though the majority of the allergenic components of each extract appear to be common to all 3 extracts by these techniques. Cat saliva could apparently be a suitable source material for allergenic extracts for use in testing humans for cat hypersensitivity.