... was to evaluate the changes in IgE sensitization and exposure to dust mites, cats, dogs, and cockroaches over a 10-year period. Methods: During a period of 10 years among patients with asthma, rhinitis and/or atopic dermatitis, we evaluated the annual frequency of atopy to Dermatophagoides farinae...

...Christina Weber-Chrysochoou; Yasemin Darcan-Nicolaisen; Johanna Wohlgensinger; Eva Maria Tinner; Remo Frei; Susanne Loeliger; Roger P. Lauener; Eckard Hamelmann Introduction: Environmental exposure to mites and fungi has been proposed to critically contribute to the development of IgE-mediated...

... sequences have been identified by mass spectrometry in depigmented and polymerised (Dpg-Pol) extracts. The objectives of this study were to investigate the presence of allergens in Dpg-Pol extracts of house dust mite and to analyze the immunological changes induced by these extracts in asthmatic patients...

... Identification of Blomia tropicalisAllergen Bio 15 by cDNA Cloning Key Words Blomia tropicalis Mites Allergens Molecular cloning Asthma Introduction Methods and Results Mites of the genus Blomia, including Blomia tropicalis and Blomia kulagini, are an important cause of IgE antibody responses among asthmatic...

...Tzuen-Ren Hsiue; Huan-Yao Lei; Ai-Ling Hsieh; Tzu-Yao Wang; Han-Yu Chang; Chen-Ren Chen Background: Mites are the most common aeroallergen in human allergic asthma. However, no animal model of mite-induced allergic airway inflammation has been reported before. In this study, an animal model of mite...

... on an autoclaved animal source food medium and ground in particles <80 µm. Mites were reared in plastic flasks and incubated at 25°C and a humidity level >75%. The whole culture medium was frozen to kill the mites, and sieved using mesh sizes of 75 and 125 µm. The fraction >125 µm comprised the mite...

...Luís Miguel Lourenço Martins; Gabriel Peltre; Carlos José Fialho da Costa Faro; Euclides Manuel Vieira Pires; Filipe Fernando da Cruz Inácio Background: Ingestion of snails can induce strong asthmatic or anaphylactic responses, mainly in house-dust-mite-sensitized patients. The aim of this study...

..., and to evaluate whether allergen control measures are effective in a particular area. Methods: Concentrations of major allergens of mites, cockroach, cat and dog were measured in dust samples from homes of 24 mite-allergic patients living in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil. Allergen concentrations were quantitated...

... administered were grass, ambrosia, parietaria and olive pollens, and mites. The daily dose taken during maintenance therapy ranged from 100 to 300 IR (index of reactivity) and cumulative doses ranged from 4,500 to 104,000 IR. Treatment duration ranged from 4 months to 2 years. Adverse events reported either...