“…This evolutionary adaptation has been associated with the protective response of anti-α-Gal IgM/IgG antibodies against pathogens containing this modification on membrane proteins ( Galili, 2019 ; Hodžić et al ., 2020a ). In contrast, the presence of α-Gal in tick salivary glycoproteins and glycolipids ( Araujo et al ., 2016 ; Cabezas-Cruz et al ., 2018 ; Chinuki et al ., 2016 ; Crispell et al ., 2019 ) and tick cement ( Villar et al ., 2020 ) induces anti-α-Gal IgE antibodies that mediate delayed anaphylaxis to mammalian meat consumption and immediate anaphylaxis to tick bites, xenotransplantation and certain drugs such as cetuximab ( Cabezas-Cruz et al ., 2019 ; Commins et al ., 2009 ; Contreras et al ., 2020 ; de la Fuente et al ., 2019a ; de la Fuente et al ., 2020 ; Fischer et al ., 2016 ; Levin et al ., 2019 ; Mateos-Hernández et al ., 2017 ; Platts-Mills et al ., 2020 ; Steinke et al ., 2015 ; van Nunen et al ., 2007 ).…”