Mugwort, w6

Wormwood common (Artemisia vulgaris), belonging to the family of compound or compound flowers, is a perennial root weed that grows along roadsides, in vacant lots and clogs seedlings. It causes problems on about 25 crops in 56 countries. Wormwood is widespread in Europe, Canada, the USA and some parts of Asia. Wormwood is usually pollinated by wind, and inhalation of pollen grains (spheroidal in shape) causes allergic reactions.

The prevalence of allergy to it has been found in several parts of Europe as well as in parts of Asia, especially in China and Korea. Wormwood pollen is known to cause type 1 allergic reactions such as allergic rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and asthma. In addition, wormwood is also associated with food allergies to plants (pollen food allergy syndrome). Clinically, this manifests itself in the form of oral allergy syndrome, angioedema, hives or even anaphylaxis.

It was found that wormwood proteins, namely Art v 1, Art v 2, Art v 3, Art v 4, Art v 5 and Art v 6, have an allergenic potential. Wormwood and ambrosia pollen exhibit high levels of cross-reactivity because they are related weeds. In addition, wormwood also cross-reacts with many food allergies leading to pollen and food allergy syndrome, for example wormwood-celery-spice, wormwood-fennel, wormwood-mustard, wormwood-peach, wormwood-sunflower, etc. 

Determination of specific IgE in human blood to - Wormwood, w6, shows the body's reaction to this allergen.

Research method: ImmunoCAP method (Immunofluorescence in the solid phase)

Units of measurement: kU/l

Biomaterial for analysis: venous blood