BACKGROUND The incidence of Amaranthaceae pollen allergy has increased due to the desertification occurring in many countries. In some regions of Spain, Salsola kali is the main cause of pollinosis, at almost the same level as olive and grass pollen. Sal k 1 - the sensitization marker of S. kali pollinosis - is used in clinical diagnosis, but is purified at a low yield from pollen. We aimed to ...

BACKGROUND The inhalation of Salsola kali pollen is an important cause of pollinosis during summer and early fall throughout desert and semi-desert areas. Sal k 1 has been previously reported as a major allergen of S. kali pollen. In this study, we produced the recombinant Sal k 1 and also its low IgE-binding mutant form. We further compared the IgE binding ability of these two recombinant mole...

salsola kali l. is a summer annual broad-leaved weed and c4, salt and drought-tolerant species belonging to chenopodiaceae family. it is a prolific seed-producing weed. in order to investigate the germination cardinal temperatures of salsola kali l., seeds were collected from north khorasan (faroj) and razavi khorasan (mashhad) and a laboratory experiment was conducted at constant temperatures ...

UNLABELLED We performed a prospective observational study to establish a relationship between pollen counts of Chenopodiacea/Amaranthacea and clinical symptoms of rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma in a group of monosensitised patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 60 patients (19 with asthma) were included in the study. All patients collected daily symptom scores during the summer months of 1...

BACKGROUND There has been a significant growth in the prevalence of allergy, mainly associated to IgE-mediated disorders such as asthma and rhinitis. The identification of atopy in asthmatic patients through the measurement of specific IgE can help to identify risk factors that cause asthmatic symptoms in patients. The development and use of individualized allergen-based tests by the Component ...

227 Changing Scenario of Airborne Allergens in Bangalore, India Anand Pendakur, MBBS, DLO and Balaji Ramdas, MBBS. Allergy Asthma ENT Clinic, Indian College of Allergy Asthma and Applied Immunology, Bangalore, India; Community Medicine, Indian Academy of Allergy, Bangalore, India. With phenomenal growth of Bangalore city and a distinct shift of its arboriculture in the last 2 decades, change in...