<i>Phleum pratense</i> pollen starch granules induce humoral and cell‐mediated immune responses in a rat model of allergy

Abstract

It was confirmed that timothy grass pollen contains allergen-loaded SG, which are released upon contact with water. These granules were shown to be recognized by pollen-sensitized rats sera and to trigger lymph node cell proliferation in these rats. These data provide new arguments supporting the implication of grass pollen SG in allergic asthma.