Abstracts of the XXII World Allergy Congress, 4–8 December, 2012 Cancún, Méxicos of the XXII World Allergy Congress, 4–8 December, 2012 Cancún, México ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY 1 1 Ultra-Rush Specific Immune Therapy with Depigmented and Polymerized Allergen Extracts is Effective and Safe in Patients With Severe SAR Highly Sensitized against Pollen Allergens Michaela Gruber, a...

Abstracts of the XXII World Allergy Congress, 4–8 December, 2012 Cancún, Méxicos of the XXII World Allergy Congress, 4–8 December, 2012 Cancún, México ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY 1 1 Ultra-Rush Specific Immune Therapy with Depigmented and Polymerized Allergen Extracts is Effective and Safe in Patients With Severe SAR Highly Sensitized against Pollen Allergens Michaela Gruber, a...

BACKGROUND Evidence is compelling for a positive correlation between climate change, urbanisation and prevalence of allergic sensitisation and diseases. The reason for this association is not clear to date. Some data point to a pro-allergenic effect of anthropogenic factors on susceptible individuals. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the impact of urbanisation and climate change on pollen allergenicity...

Abstracts of the XXII World Allergy Congress, 4–8 December, 2012 Cancún, Méxicos of the XXII World Allergy Congress, 4–8 December, 2012 Cancún, México ORAL ABSTRACT SESSION ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY 1 1 Ultra-Rush Specific Immune Therapy with Depigmented and Polymerized Allergen Extracts is Effective and Safe in Patients With Severe SAR Highly Sensitized against Pollen Allergens Michaela Gruber, a...

BACKGROUND : Grass pollen grain, an important aeroallergen, can disperse in the environment pollen cytoplasmic granules (PCGs) able to release water-soluble allergens when they are washed out by rainfall. The allergenicity of these washed PCGs is, however, preserved. OBJECTIVE : The purpose of the study was to assess the allergenic potential of washed and unwashed PCGs, from Phleum pratense p...

BACKGROUND Patients sensitized to birch pollen frequently suffer from a food allergy to plant foods such as celery, carrots, or hazelnut. One of the main manifestations of birch pollen-related food allergy is the oral allergy syndrome. Skin tests and allergen-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) E determinations are poor predictors of such reactions when assessed by double-blind placebo-controlled food...

molecular evidence on the heterogeneity present in the ole e 1 allergen of the olive pollen is emerging. such polymorphism is dependent on the cultivar origin of pollen, which also determines wide differences in the expression of this protein. determination of biochemical and molecular characteristics of ole e 1 pollen allergen in two iranian olive cultivars, namely 'rowghani' and 'zard' is nec...

BACKGROUND Beech and oak pollen are potential allergen sources with a world-wide distribution. OBJECTIVE We aimed to characterize the allergen profile of beech and oak pollen and to study cross-reactivities with birch and grass pollen allergens. METHODS Sera from tree pollen-allergic patients with evidence for beech and oak pollen sensitization from Basel, Switzerland, (n=23) and sera from ...

BACKGROUND Pollinosis is found more frequently in urban areas than in rural environments. This could be partly related to the different types of pollen exposure in these dissimilar areas. The objective of this study was to compare the distribution of pollen in these environments across an urbanization gradient. METHODS Daily pollen abundances were obtained in France using Hirst-type sensors. ...

Background: Very high levels of exposure to olive pollen in the south of Spain lead to differential allergen sensitization profi les. Therefore, new approaches to allergen standardization, diagnosis, and vaccination are necessary. Methods: Quantifi cation of minor allergens in extracts, component-resolved patient diagnosis, and IgG4 individual allergen responses were used to evaluate new strate...