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Table 1 Bet v 1 distribution in the epithelial cells and tissues in allergic patients.

From: Allergy as an epithelial barrier disease

  

Distribution of Bet v 1

Cell level

On the surfaces of villi

18%

 

Within villi

11%

 

Within cytoplasm

51%

 

Within vesicles

17%

 

Within nuclei

3%

Tissue level

On the apical surface

7%

 

Epithelial cell layer 1

29%

 

Epithelial cell layer 2

26%

 

Epithelial cell layer 3

22%

 

Epithelial cell layer 4

16%

  1. Note that the epithelium of healthy patients neither bound nor transported the Bet v 1 allergen.