Olive pollen is one of the most important causes of inhalant allergy in the Mediterranean countries (1, 2). We investigated the frequency of hypersensitivity to the pollen of Olea europea in pollen allergic patients in Dalmatia, Croatia (3). A total of 810 patients with pollen allergy, were examined: 469 (58 %) male and 341 (42 %) female, age range from 4 to 53 years. The patients were assessed...

Airborne pollen allergies and asthma are on a rise in the metropolitan city of Islamabad. Knowledge of allergenic pollen is limited in the area. Cannabis sativa L. or commonly known as Hemp is widely spread weed in the city. Morphological studies performed via light microscopy and SEM have shown that the pollen of Cannabis sativa are 21μm long having triporate aperture, spheroidal in shape and ...

Pollen is known to cause allergic reactions and affect cognitive performance in around 20% of the population. Although pollen season peaks when students take high-stakes exams, the effect of pollen allergies on school performance has received nearly no attention from economists. Using a student fixed effects model and administrative Norwegian data, this paper finds that increasing the ambient p...

Background Amaranthus pollen grains are known to be highly allergenic and a potential cause of respiratory allergic diseases in many countries. Amaranthus palmeri pollen is an important allergenic source in Mexico; however in our country, there is not reported data about the prevalence of these pollens. The first allergenic profilin was identified from birch pollen allergen (Bet v 2) in 1991. M...

Aim. Urbanization and globalization in the Middle East have resulted in drastic environmental changes and increased allergens present in the environment. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of allergies among undergraduate students from a university. Material and Methods. This cross-sectional survey was carried out among undergraduate students of a University at Ajman, UAE. A self-adminis...

Allergies are a malfunction of the immune system that causes reaction to normally harmless substances known as allergens, such food components, pollen, insects, or medication. Due extensive incidence clinical signs, it is very important make correct diagnosis eliminate offending allergen from body, provide control and long term management achieve comfortable life for animal. In case highly inte...

Pollen allergies have been rapidly increasing over the last decades. Many allergenic proteins and non-allergenic adjuvant compounds of pollen are involved in the plant defense against environmental or microbial stress. The first aim of this study was to analyze and compare the colonizing microbes on allergenic pollen. The second aim was to investigate detectable correlations between pollen micr...

BACKGROUND Pollutants may affect pollen allergenicity and thus the prevalence of allergies. Although a few studies are available in literature, the connection between pollution and the allergenic potential of pollen has yet to be clearly defined. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of traffic-related pollution on the allergenicity of ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) polle...