Pollens Used in the Treatment of Hay Fever and Asthma in Eastern Australia

Trinca, John C.

doi:10.5694/j.1326-5377.1962.tb27045.x

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“…(Mercer 1939, Moss 1965, Sands 1967). Others considered the impact of exposure to pollen on hayfever and asthma by considering patient sensitivities (Wright and Derrick 1975), biogeographical distribution and phenology (Derrick 1962), or prescription sales of pollen allergen immunotherapy (Derrick 1929, Trinca 1962. Demand for grass desensitisation was greatest of all aeroallergens, with frequency of requests for temperate (C3) grasses extracts transitioning to requests for subtropical (C4) grasses extracts by prescribers located over a latitudinal gradient from Victoria to Queensland, while overall frequency of requests for grass pollen extracts decreased from south to north (Trinca 1962).…”

Section: Previous Aerobiology Studies In Australiamentioning

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Trans-disciplinary research in synthesis of grass pollen aerobiology and its importance for respiratory health in Australasia

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Beggs

Medek

et al. 2015

Science of The Total Environment

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Grass pollen is a major trigger for allergic rhinitis and asthma, yet little is known about the timing and levels of human exposure to airborne grass pollen across Australasian urban environments. The relationships between environmental aeroallergen exposure and allergic respiratory disease bridge the fields of ecology, aerobiology, geospatial science and public health. The Australian Aerobiology Working Group comprised of experts in botany, palynology, biogeography, climate change science, plant genetics, biostatistics, ecology, pollen allergy, public and environmental health, and medicine, was established to systematically source, collate and analyse atmospheric pollen concentration data from 11 Australian and six New Zealand sites. Following two week-long workshops, post-workshop evaluations were conducted to reflect upon the utility of this analysis and synthesis approach to address complex multidisciplinary questions. This Working Group described i) a biogeographically dependent variation in airborne pollen diversity, ii) a latitudinal gradient in the timing, duration and number of peaks of the grass pollen season, and iii) the emergence of new methodologies based on trans-disciplinary synthesis of aerobiology and remote sensing data. Challenges included resolving methodological variations between pollen monitoring sites and temporal variations in pollen datasets. Other challenges included "marrying" ecosystem and health sciences and reconciling divergent expert opinion. The Australian Aerobiology Working Group facilitated knowledge transfer between diverse scientific disciplines, mentored students and early career scientists, and provided an uninterrupted collaborative opportunity to focus on a unifying problem globally. The Working Group provided a platform to optimise the value of large existing ecological datasets that have importance for human respiratory health and ecosystems research. Compilation of current knowledge of Australasian pollen aerobiology is a critical first step towards the management of exposure to pollen in patients with allergic disease and provides a basis from which the future impacts of climate change on pollen distribution can be assessed and monitored.

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Section: Previous Aerobiology Studies In Australiamentioning

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Trans-disciplinary research in synthesis of grass pollen aerobiology and its importance for respiratory health in Australasia

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Beggs

Medek

et al. 2015

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“…Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) pollen is an important respiratory allergen [4,29]. Cyn d 1, a major allergen of Bermuda grass pollen, contains 11 isoforms with strong sequence homology [3].…”

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2003

J Biomed Sci

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“…Although sheep are tolerant to it, there is some evidence that Paterson's Curse is poisonous to other stock, especially pigs, and can cause liver damage (McBarron, 1977(McBarron, ,1978. The stiff hairs of the plant are said to cause an allergic reaction in susceptible people and to irritate the udders of susceptible cows, while the pollen may cause hay fever (Trinca, 1962).…”

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What is a Weed, or ‘Salvation Jane’ May be ‘Paterson's Curse’

Rymer

1980

Envir. Conserv.

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Pollens Used in the Treatment of Hay Fever and Asthma in Eastern Australia

Cited by 25 publications

References 8 publications

Trans-disciplinary research in synthesis of grass pollen aerobiology and its importance for respiratory health in Australasia

Trans-disciplinary research in synthesis of grass pollen aerobiology and its importance for respiratory health in Australasia

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What is a Weed, or ‘Salvation Jane’ May be ‘Paterson's Curse’

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