Background: The objective was to establish an ELISA to detect horse allergen in ambient air and settled dust.
Methods: Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) were produced against extracts of horse antigen. Two mAbs were selected and used in a sandwich ELISA. By the aid of portable pumps, air samples were collected in one stable and in the ambient air surrounding this stable. Furthermore, settled dust was collected by wiping spots with pieces of fabric, at sites within 500 m of the stable.
Results: Extracts of horsehair could be extensively diluted and still be positive. Extracts of cat and dog allergen failed to be detected. Furthermore, the mAbs were shown to detect an IgE-binding component. This was demonstrated by an ELISA using mAbs as capture antibody and sera from horse-allergic subjects as secondary antibody with readout depending on anti-IgE antibody. The sera with the highest RAST class to horse were positive in this ELISA. Airborne levels of horse allergen were over 500-fold higher in the stable than just outside the stable and over 3000-fold higher than at a residential building located only 12 m from the stable. Similarly, an inverse correlation was found between the distance to the stable and levels of "outdoor settled" horse allergen (r=-0.9, P<0.001).
Conclusion: We have developed a sensitive, horse-allergen-specific, mAb assay allowing detection of low levels of horse allergens. Raised levels of horse allergen were found outdoors only in the close vicinity of the stable.
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