PURPOSE Inhalant allergen sensitization is one of the major factors involved in the pathogenesis of allergic respiratory diseases. However, the sensitization is determined by interactions between genetic and environmental factors. Thus, testing panels of inhalant allergens may differ among geographical areas. Here we aimed to determine 10 common inhalant allergens in Korean adult patients with ...

Stored grains and seeds have been known to be prone to contamination by mites for well over 100 years [1], but it was not until 1993 that the fi rst documented case of anaphylaxis to mite-contaminated fl our was reported [2]. To our knowledge, no studies on mite contamination of fl our samples have been reported from New Zealand, although storage mites have been previously observed in a fl our ...

Tropomyosin has been reported to be responsible for the cross-reactivity between shrimp and dust mites and the measurement of tropomyosin specific IgE was found superior to shrimp extract for the predicting of shrimp allergic reaction. A total of 55 dust mite allergic patients were recruited to analyse the cross-reactivity between shrimp and mites . Tropomyosin specific IgE for shrimps (rPen a1...

abstract during 2007 and 2008, a survey on species diversity of acari associated with pistachio trees and seasonal dynamics of the dominant injurious species was conducted in mahvelat region for the first time. 8 varieties of pistachio including akbari, owhadi, badami, barg siah, ghermez, kalah ghochi, germeh and momtaz, commonly grown in the region were compared in terms of infestation to the ...