The role of indoor allergen exposure in the development of sensitization and asthma

2001 ◽  
Vol 1 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clare S. Murray ◽  
Ashley Woodcock ◽  
Adnan Custovic
2020 ◽  
Vol 182 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31
Author(s):  
Ruperto González-Pérez ◽  
Paloma Poza-Guedes ◽  
Fernando Pineda ◽  
Peter Forstenlechner ◽  
Miriam Castillo ◽  
...  

<b><i>Background:</i></b> The association among the IgE responses to prevailing groups of house dust mite (HDM) allergens in the concurrent asthma phenotypes has not been determined. <b><i>Objective:</i></b> The aim of the present study lays on a component-resolved diagnosis (CRD) model to investigate the mite molecular signature in subjects with type-2 inflammation asthma. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> We selected patients showing a clinically relevant sensitization to HDMs with moderate-to-severe persistent asthma. Skin prick test (SPT) with standardized mite extracts, a broad customized CRD serum sIgE panel including 9 <i>Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus</i> allergens and the related protein allergenic characterization, was investigated in all serum samples. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Ninety out of 93 (96.77%) patients with a positive SPT to HDM showed a concordant sIgE (≥0.35 kU<sub>A</sub>/L) to the crude extract of <i>D. pteronyssinus</i>. Major allergens (Der p 2, Der p 23, and Der p 1) were present in &#x3e;70% of all subjects, with mid-tier allergens (Der p 5, Der p 7, and Der p 21) reaching up to 51% in the present cohort. A complex pleomorphic repertoire of HDM molecules recognized by IgE was depicted, including 38 distinct profiles. <b><i>Conclusions and Clinical Relevance:</i></b> The proposed CRD panel approach, containing the most prevalent HDM allergens, appeared to be sufficient to obtain a precise <i>D. pteronyssinus</i> molecular diagnosis in asthmatics with a climate-dependent high-mite allergen exposure and coexisting sensitization. A dominant role of both major and mid-tier allergens has been confirmed in moderate and severe persistent asthmatics with the preponderant Th2-high endotype.


2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (4p2) ◽  
pp. e740-e746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Carlsten ◽  
Helen Dimich-Ward ◽  
Allan B. Becker ◽  
Alexander Ferguson ◽  
Henry W. Chan ◽  
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PLoS ONE ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. e1921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin P. Alphonse ◽  
Arash S. Saffar ◽  
Lianyu Shan ◽  
Kent T. HayGlass ◽  
F. Estelle R. Simons ◽  
...  

2009 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. A. Hirota ◽  
K. Ask ◽  
D. Fritz ◽  
R. Ellis ◽  
J. Wattie ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 394-401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert G. Hamilton

Blood ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 96 (4) ◽  
pp. 1538-1544
Author(s):  
Anil Mishra ◽  
Simon P. Hogan ◽  
Eric B. Brandt ◽  
Marc E. Rothenberg

The gastrointestinal immune system is traditionally thought to be composed of lymphocytes located within Peyer's patches and the lamina propria. We have recently reported that eosinophils also reside in the gastrointestinal tract during healthy states, in particular, within the lamina propria, and that these cells substantially increase after oral allergen exposure. We now demonstrate the presence of eosinophils in Peyer's patches and characterize the signals that regulate the accumulation of eosinophils in Peyer's patches. In contrast to the lamina propria, intestinal Peyer's patches have very low levels of eosinophils under healthy states. However, elevated levels of interleukin-5 (IL-5), generated by transgenic or pharmacologic approaches, result in a dramatic increase in eosinophil levels in Peyer's patches. Most eosinophils are located in the outer cortex and interfollicular regions of the Peyer's patches. To dissect the mechanism of eosinophil trafficking to Peyer's patches, the role of eotaxin was examined. Mice transgenic for IL-5 and genetically deficient in eotaxin were found to have reduced levels of eosinophils in Peyer's patches compared with IL-5-transgenic mice. To prove that eosinophils also traffic to Peyer's patches in wild-type mice, allergic hypersensitivity was induced and Peyer's patches were examined. Exposure to mucosal allergen promoted marked accumulation of eosinophils in Peyer's patches and this process was attenuated in eotaxin-deficient mice. In summary, these data demonstrate that elevated levels of IL-5 and mucosal allergen exposure promote eotaxin-dependent eosinophil trafficking to Peyer's patches. These studies suggest that eosinophils may cooperate with lymphocytes in the development of mucosal immune responses in the gastrointestinal tract.


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