Colorectal mucosal histamine release by mucosa oxygenation in comparison with other established clinical tests in patients with gastrointestinally mediated allergy

Table 1 Patient data, allergens used for oral provocation, colorectal mucosal histamine release, skin prick test, serum IgE detection (RAST test), and patient’s history

Pat.No.	Sex	Age	Allergen	Oral	Colorectal	Skin	RAST	H
				provocation	HR	test	IgE
1WT	F	44	Cheese	+	+	-	+	?
			Rye bran	-	-	+	+	?
2DF	F	49	House dust	+	+	+	+	?
			Rye pollen	-	+	-	+	?
3OL	M	41	Soya flour	+	+	+	+	+
			Rye flour	-	-	-	+	?
4CG	M	23	Rye flour	+	+	-	-	-
5NA	F	42	Wheat flour	+	-	+	+	?
			Soya flour	-	-	-	+	?
6IL	F	43	Wheat bran	+	+	-	+	?
			Barley flour	-	-	+	-	?
7GG	F	19	Soya flour	+	+	+	+	?
			Wheat flour	-	+	-	+	?
8FJ	F	25	Soya lecithin	+	-	+	+	+
			Milk	-	-	-	+	+
9MR	F		Milk	+	-	-	-	-
			Potato	-	-	-	-	-
10MB	F	23	Wheat/rye	+	-	+	+	-
			Egg	-	-	-	-	+
11FB	F	51	Wheat flour	+	+	-	+	+
12RA	M	38	Spices	+	+	-	-	+
			Milk	-	-	-	-	+
13KF	M	32	Apple	+	+	+	+	-
			Potato	-	-	-	-	-
14AC	F	40	Nuts	+	+	-	-	-
			Maize	-	-	-	+	-
15KF	M	38	Nuts	+	-	+	+	-
16TM	F	28	Nuts	+	-	-	-	-
17SJ	F	37	Nuts	+	-	-	-	-
18LS	M	44	Nuts	+	+	-	-	-
			Rice	-	-	-	-	-
19SL	M	29	Wheat flour	+	+	+	-	?
			Potato	-	+	+	-	?

HR: histamine release; no.: number; pat.: patient; H: patients’ history with regard to causative allergens and tolerated foodstuff.