Correlation between airborne pollen incidence, skin prick tests and serum immunoglobulins in allergic people in cracowm, poland

Obtułowicz, Krystyna; Szczepanek, Kazimierz; Radwan, J; Grzywacz, Marek; Adamus, Kazimierz; Szczeklik, Andrzej

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“…However the most important factors conducive to pollen allergy are genetic and environmental (air pollution, exposure to allergens, infection of respiratory tract, diet, and microflora of pollen grains) (Puc 2003). The analysis of airborne pollen concentration, skin-prick test, allergy symptoms, and serum immunoglobulins in allergic people in Cracow, Poland suggested a high correlation between these factors (Obtulowicz et al 1991). Our study confirms that the pollen grains of the grasses, Cyperaceae, Azadirachta indica, Cocos nucifera, Peltophorum pterocarpum, and Areca catechu are the common aeroallergens of Calcutta city causing significant allergic symptoms in susceptible individuals.…”

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Prevalence of allergenic pollen grains in the aerosol of the city of Calcutta, India: a two year study

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The role of pollen grains as a causative agent of respiratory allergic disorders such as asthma and allergic rhinitis is common and very well established. The aim of this study was to assess the frequencies of airborne pollen in the Calcutta metropolis and to identify the taxa which cause significant amounts of sensitization. An aeropalynological survey of the atmosphere of Calcutta was carried out from 2004 to 2006. Skin tests were performed with a panel of the most common pollen types on local patients with clinical features of pollinosis. The meteorological factors responsible for the frequency of the pollen types were analysed. The results of monthly visits to the clinic by these patients were correlated with the monthly pollen counts of three dominant and perennial pollen taxa. The dominant pollen types were Trema (19%), Poaceae (12.98%), Casuarina (5.76%), Cocos (5.7%), Azadirachta (4.65%), Peltophorum (3.71%), Cyperaceae (3.68%), Delonix (3.18%) and Areca (2.56%). Total pollen concentration seems to have a significant positive correlation with temperature and wind speed whereas there was a negative correlation with humidity. Skin tests were most frequently found to be positive with the pollen of Poaceae (49%), Azadirachta (46%), Cocos (47%), Cyperaceae (35%), Peltophorum (33%), Areca (29%), Phoenix (26%), and Borassus (23%). A positive correlation occurred between visits to the clinic and monthly pollen count of Areca, Cocos, and Poaceae. This is the first study to design a pollen calendar for Calcutta city; it will provide useful data for enabling allergologists to achieve accurate diagnosis for patients with pollen hypersensitivity.

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Prevalence of allergenic pollen grains in the aerosol of the city of Calcutta, India: a two year study

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“…These allergens may cause allergic sensitization symptoms in patients, agreeing with earlier studies (Obtulowicz et al 1991;Cosentino et al 1995).…”

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“…Within grasses, grasses-cereals, arboreals, non-arboreals and weeds, the pollen allergens that caused severe sensitization were Festuca pratensis (42.3%) and Triticum sativum from the grasses (42.3%). Since the discussed pollen is constituted of pollen grains of grasses from the family Poaceae, they are the most frequent cause of pollen allergy in some parts of Poland (Obtulowicz et al 1991). In our study, Betula verrucosa of the arboreals was the 3rd most common pollen allergen.…”

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“…These factors are more abundantly found in polluted atmospheres. Numerous studies on pollen allergy confirm a positive correlation between the airborne pollen count and symptoms of allergy (Obtulowicz et al 1991;Cosentino et al 1995;Ciprandi et al 2005). Patients suffering from pollen allergy manifest similar symptoms in the same period of the year, and have a positive skin reaction to a pollen allergen, which makes the diagnosis of allergic rhinitis easier (Obtulowicz et al 1991).…”

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Skin prick test reactivity in allergic rhinitis patients to airborne pollens

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The aim was to investigate the impact of atmospheric pollen in determining allergic rhinitis. It was conducted with 130 patients with allergic rhinitis in three different sites in Eskisehir, Turkey, in 2000-2001, using a gravimetric method with a Durham sampler. Skin prick test results, the symptoms of patients and their findings all confirmed the presence of allergic reactions to pollen allergens in the patients observed. During the period, a total of 47,082 pollen grains/cm(2) belonging to 45 taxa were recorded. Of the total pollen grains, 81.0% were arboreal and 18% non-arboreal. The majority of the investigated pollen grains were from Pinaceae, Salix spp., Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Cupressaceae and Poaceae. Pollen concentrations reached the highest level in May (54.36%). The pollen allergens provoking severe sensitization were grasscereal mixtures (58.5%), followed by arboreals (33.8%). All patients (100.0%) were sensitive to grass. This study emphasizes the significance of determining the types and concentrations of pollen with a view to comparing changes in highly concentrated allergens.

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“…The study was conducted during the years 2005-2007, by selecting 6 pollen types considered as the most common sources of pollinosis in the area of Poznan (Obtułowicz et al 1991;Obtułowicz 1994;Piotrowska and Weryszko-Chmielewska 2006). Three of them correspond to arboreal taxa (Alnus, Corylus and Betula) and the rest herbaceous pollen types (Poaceae, Rumex and Artemisia).…”

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Assessment between pollen seasons in areas with different urbanization level related to local vegetation sources and differences in allergen exposure

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Pollen data recorded by a single sampler in any given city often fail to reflect particular events occurring in surrounding areas. This is frequently overlooked when interpreting aerobiological results, and therefore pollen data obtained in urban areas may not necessarily be representative of the situation in more rural areas of the same city. Our purpose is to assess differences between allergenic pollen concentrations recorded in an urban area (Eskulap) and a rural/suburban (Morasko) of the same city from 2005 to 2007. Anova-Manova Scheffe, Spearman correlation and Mixed-design ANOVA whitin-subjects effects tests were applied. The results obtained have showed longer pollen seasons, earlier starts of flowering and later conclusion in the urban area. The participation of arboreal pollen in the pollen fall of both sites had enough significative similarities to determine that is linked to regional conditions, while differences in the atmospheric pollen content of herbaceous plants between sites should be due to local conditions.

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Correlation between airborne pollen incidence, skin prick tests and serum immunoglobulins in allergic people in cracowm, poland

Cited by 16 publications

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Prevalence of allergenic pollen grains in the aerosol of the city of Calcutta, India: a two year study

Prevalence of allergenic pollen grains in the aerosol of the city of Calcutta, India: a two year study

Skin prick test reactivity in allergic rhinitis patients to airborne pollens

Assessment between pollen seasons in areas with different urbanization level related to local vegetation sources and differences in allergen exposure

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