Skip to main content

Table 1 Effects on cell shrinking and desquamation of house dust mite (HDM) extract and three recombinant allergens: Der p1, Der p2 and Der p5 (in μg/ml).

From: House dust mite major allergens Der p 1 and Der p 5 activate human airway-derived epithelial cells by protease-dependent and protease-independent mechanisms

 

No Effect

Shrinking

Desquamation

Der p1

0 – 1

10

100*

Der p5

0 – 10

100

NA

Der p2

1 – 100

NA

NA

HDM extract

0 – 1

2 – 10

50 – 400*

  1. * = viability of cells ≥97%; NA = not applicable.