Cytolytic T lymphocytes (CTL) 1 recognize a wide variety of antigens cross-reacting with those against which the immune population was originally sensitized (1). Definitive analysis of this cross-reactivity requires examination of the killing specificity exhibited by CTL at the single-cell level rather than at the population level. Such an examination would enable the investigator to determine ...

This review will address cross-reactivity of pollen, fungal, and animal aeroallergens. In the 15 years or so that have transpired since similar reviews on pollen cross-reactivity were published, significant additional information both on cross-allergenicity and on plant systematics has become available (1,2). This review will attempt to incorporate those advances. Cross-reactivity among foods w...

1. Abstract 2. Introduction: the “vaccine problem” 3. Antibodies and antigens: cross-reactivity before monoclonal antibodies 4. Antibodies and antigens: cross-reactivity after monoclonal antibodies 5. Cross-reactivity and the molecular mimicry hypothesis 6. Cross-reactivity and the phenomenon of microbial escape from immune surveillance 7. Peptide commonality, immune escape, adjuvanted vaccines...