Seafood allergy: Occurrence, mechanisms and measures

摘要

Background: Seafood is increasingly important as a global primary protein source. However, seafood allergy is a worldwide health problem that affects the quality of life and may even threaten lives. Seafood includes fish and shellfish, for the former parvalbumin is the predominant allergen and for the latter tropomyosin. Seafood allergy is a tightly regulated process involving various cell types, cytokines and other immune constituents. To avoid allergens is still the best option for most people because immunotherapy is hardly available.