PAX® - Pet Allergy Xplorer: the serum test to detect IgE sensitisations
The PAX® (Pet Allergy Xplorer) is the first commercial serological IgE-specific test that uses allergen extracts and molecular components to identify which allergens are affecting pets.
Molecular allergology is a state-of-the-art approach to the detection of sensitisations, whereby defined single allergen components are used for the determination of specific IgE in place of traditionally used allergen extracts. The molecular components are purified or recombinant proteins that provide a higher level of standardisation than allergen extracts and enable a more precise identification of IgE sensitisations.
As a result, a treatment process can be more effectively designed for the allergens that cause the allergic reaction. This makes PAX® testing unique in the way it provides an answer to allergies in dogs, cats and horses at the molecular level. Learn more about the first molecular serum IgE-specific for pets.
Allergens detected by PAX®
With over 200 allergen extracts and components tested, PAX® is the most comprehensive test available to veterinarians.
Environmental allergens include grasses, trees, weeds, mites, cockroaches, insect venoms and epithelia.
Food allergens include cereals, legumes, meats, fish, fruits, tubers, egg and milk.
Download the full allergy list in the brochure below.
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Treatments after PAX® allergen detection
After identifying the responsible allergens for the allergic reaction, a specific treatment plan can be drawn up. The main advantage of molecular allergology is that, after elimination of likely cross-reactive allergen sensitizations, the number of allergens in the immunotherapy formulation is usually reduced, which is expected to result in higher amounts of relevant allergens in the preparation. As the efficacy rate and speed of immunotherapy appear to be dependent upon the quantity of allergen injected, the more relevant allergens there is, the better the efficacy.
