Allergenic pollen records (15 years) and sensitization in patients with respiratory allergy in Thessaloniki, Greece

Gioulekas, Dimitrios; Papakosta, Despoina; Damialis, Athanasios; Spieksma, F. Th. M.; Giouleka, Paschalina; Patakas, D.

doi:10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00312.x

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“…We utilize LSU sequences and identify more than 1,200 OTUs in 103 genera (Table 2). This trend of uncovering greater species diversity has been seen in other aerial fungal studies across the globe (Ebner et al, 1989;Fernández et al, 1998;Gioulekas et al, 2004;Wu et al, 2004Wu et al, , 2007Fang et al, 2005;Fröhlich-Nowoisky et al, 2009). We predict with longer reads and more refined databases, identification of fungal taxa will become more accurate and resolution will reach the species/ strain level, and an even greater fungal diversity will be realized in the future.…”

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“…We predict with longer reads and more refined databases, identification of fungal taxa will become more accurate and resolution will reach the species/ strain level, and an even greater fungal diversity will be realized in the future. Aerial fungal diversity is regularly studied because fungal spores can cause human allergies and illnesses (D'amato and Spieksma, 1995;Garrett et al, 1998;Chew et al, 2000;Gioulekas et al, 2004). Allergies are induced by a large number of fungal genera, the majority of which are in Ascomycota.…”

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Identifying airborne fungi in Seoul, Korea using metagenomics

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Park

et al. 2014

J Microbiol.

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Fungal spores are widespread and common in the atmosphere. In this study, we use a metagenomic approach to study the fungal diversity in six total air samples collected from April to May 2012 in Seoul, Korea. This springtime period is important in Korea because of the peak in fungal spore concentration and Asian dust storms, although the year of this study (2012) was unique in that were no major Asian dust events. Clustering sequences for operational taxonomic unit (OTU) identification recovered 1,266 unique OTUs in the combined dataset, with between 223-396 OTUs present in individual samples. OTUs from three fungal phyla were identified. For Ascomycota, Davidiella (anamorph: Cladosporium) was the most common genus in all samples, often accounting for more than 50% of all sequences in a sample. Other common Ascomycota genera identified were Alternaria, Didymella, Khuskia, Geosmitha, Penicillium, and Aspergillus. While several Basidiomycota genera were observed, Chytridiomycota OTUs were only present in one sample. Consistency was observed within sampling days, but there was a large shift in species composition from Ascomycota dominant to Basidiomycota dominant in the middle of the sampling period. This marked change may have been caused by meteorological events. A potential set of 40 allergyinducing genera were identified, accounting for a large proportion of the diversity present (22.5-77.2%). Our study identifies high fungal diversity and potentially high levels of fungal allergens in springtime air of Korea, and provides a good baseline for future comparisons with Asian dust storms.

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Identifying airborne fungi in Seoul, Korea using metagenomics

Fong

Park

et al. 2014

J Microbiol.

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“…Pollen allergies differ according to pollens present in the atmosphere related to the flora of the region, the duration of presence of these pollens in the atmosphere and the duration of exposure of the person to these allergens. Pollen allergies do generally cause seasonal allergic rhinitis [15][16][17]. In the city of Mersin, where the climate and the flora have the same characteristics as in Antalya, most frequently detected allergens in a study causing allergic rhinitis were dust mites and pollens [16].…”

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The Incidence of the Epidemiological Markers of Allergy in Adults

Yalçın¹

2014

Ann Clin Anal Med

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were recorded. Results: Total Ig E level was 307.6 ± 14.5 kU/L. Age of 25.6 % of the patients was between 30-39 years. The most common irritant that exacerbates the allergic rhinitis and asthma symptoms was air pollution (%77.0) and house dust ranks second (%76.2). The SPT of the cases were evaluated taking the age groups into account and this revealed an decreased rate of positivity to the prick test for plants and cereals with increasing age (p<0.001). Among smokers grass, mold ,epidermal prick positivity was significant. Discussion: In allergic diseases; allergens may have regional variations.That's why; the allergen profiles of the regions must be determined and the dermal Prick tests must be prepared accordingly.

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“…Po len aler ji le ri ge nel lik le mev sim sel allerjik ri ni te se bep olur. 12 An tal ya böl ge si ne ben zer ik lim ve bit ki ör tü sü ne sa hip olan Mer sin' de ya pı lan bir ça lış ma da allerjik ri ni te en çok se bep olan alerjen le rin akar lar ve po len ler ol du ğu tes pit edil miş-tir. 13 İzmir Böl ge sin de ya pı lan bir ça lış ma da da allerjik ri nit li has ta la rın %52'sin de Pa ri e ta ri a po leni ne du yar lı lık ol du ğu bu lun muş tur.…”

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Prevalence of Allergic Asthma, Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis in Over 16-Year-Old Individuals in Antalya

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Akcan³

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Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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ÖZET Amaç: Bu araş tır ma nın ama cı An tal ya' da üç sağ lık oca ğı böl ge sin de 16+ yaş gru bun da allerjik as tım, ri nit ve kon jonk ti vit pre va lan sı nı be lir le mek tir. Gereç ve Yön temler: Araş tır ma An tal ya' da 1 Mart-31 Ma yıs 2007 ta rih le ri ara sın da, ge ce kon du böl ge si olup ye ni apart man la şan üç sağ lık oca ğı böl ge sin de ya pıl mış tır. An ket for mu araş tır ma cı lar ta ra fın dan li te ra tür ta ra na rak (SFAR ve ISA AC sur veys) ha zır lan mış tır. Gö rüş me ler yüz yü ze gö rüş me yön te mi ile ön ce den eği til miş an ke tör ler ta ra fın dan, ka tı lım cı la rın ev le rin de ya pıl mış tır. Ve ri ler SPSS pa ket prog ramı kul la nı la rak de ğer len di ril miş tir. Bul gu lar: Araş tır ma da 1445 ki şi ye ula şıl mış tır. Ka tı lım cı ların yaş or ta la ma sı 37.4 ± 14.6 yıl, %65.7'si ka dın olup, ka dın la rın %47.2'si ev ka dı nı dır ve %55.6'sı apart man da i re sin de otur mak ta dır. Araş tır ma ya ka tı lan lar dan %8.2'si as tım, %10.8'i allerjik ri nit, %7.5'i allerjik göz has ta lı ğı ta nı sı al mış tır. Allerjik as tım, ri nit ve kon jonk ti vit tanı sı alan top lam 250 ki şi nin 85'i (%34.0) aler ji tes ti yap tır mış olup bun la rın %51.8'in de (44 kişi) aler ji ne de ni ev to zu, %42.3'ün de (36 ki şi) po len, %5.9'un da da (5 ki şi) ev to zu ve po len ol du ğu sap tan mış tır. Araş tır ma so nu cun da en faz la allerjik ri nit ol du ğu, ge ce kon du ti pi ev ler de ya şa yan lar da ve ev ha nım la rın da as tı mın da ha faz la gö rül dü ğü be lir len miş tir (p< 0.001). So nuç: Allerjik has ta lı ğı olan la rın sağ lık ça lı şan la rın ca eği til me si ve ge rek li iz lem ve test iş le min den ge çi ril me si öne ril miş tir.Anah tar Ke li me ler: Al ler jik kon jonk ti vit; pe re ni al al ler jik ri nit; mev sim sel al le jik ri nit; as tım ABS TRACT Ob jec ti ve: The ma in ob jec ti ve of this study is to de ter mi ne the pre va len ce of al ler gic ast hma, rhi ni tis, and con junc ti vi tis in in di vi du als older than 16 years of age re gis te red in thre e primary he alth cli nics of An tal ya. Material and Met hods: This re se arch was con duc ted bet we en March 1-May 31,2007, in the shanty house re gi on of An tal ya with new apart ment blocks, in the area covered by thre e pri mary he alth cli nics. The qu es ti on na i re was pre pa red by the re se arc hers ba sed on in for ma ti on in the li te ra tu re and SFAR and ISA AC sur veys. In ter vi ews we re con duc ted fa ce-tofa ce with par tic pants in the ho u se by poll sters that had be en edu ca ted be fo re. Da ta we re analy zed using the Sta tis ti cal Pac ka ge for So ci al Sci en ces-SPSS prog ram. Re sults: In this re se arch 1445 we re sur ve yed. The me an age of the par ti ci pants was 37.4 ± 14.6 ye ars, 65.7% we re fe ma les, 47.2 % were ho u se wi ves, and 55.6% li ved in flats. Of the re se arch par ti ci pants, 8.2% had be en di ag no sed with ast hma, 10.8% had be en di ag no sed with al ler gic rhi ni tis, and 7.5% had be en di ag no sed with an aller gic eye di se a se. Amo...

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Allergenic pollen records (15 years) and sensitization in patients with respiratory allergy in Thessaloniki, Greece

Abstract: For the first time in Thessaloniki, Greece, 15-year allergenic pollen records were conducted. Clinical observations confirm that the pollen mainly implicated in respiratory allergy symptoms are grasses, olive and wall pellitory.

Cited by 143 publications

References 24 publications

Identifying airborne fungi in Seoul, Korea using metagenomics

Identifying airborne fungi in Seoul, Korea using metagenomics

The Incidence of the Epidemiological Markers of Allergy in Adults

Prevalence of Allergic Asthma, Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis in Over 16-Year-Old Individuals in Antalya

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