Mite allergens

CM Topham, N Snmvasan, CJ Thorpe, IP Ovenngton, NA Kalsheker. Comparative modelling of major house dust mite allergen der p I Structure validation using an extended environmental ammo acid propensity table. Protein Eng 7 869-894, 1994. 

Scalabrin DM, Bavbek S, Peizanowski MS, et al Use of specific IgE in assessing the relevance of fungal and dust mite allergens to atopic dermatitis A comparison with asthmatic and nonasthmatic control subjects. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1999 104 1273-1279. 

The ARIA paper [1] summarizes current knowledge on rhinitis and its link to asthma and features several main issues, presenting a new classification of rhinitis with reference to a similar classification as is currently used for asthma. Because of the long-term exposure to seasonal allergens in some countries and the seasonal variations also observed in mite allergen exposure [2], it was decided that the terms seasonal and perennial would not be very helpful for any decision in terms of treatment. Furthermore, seasonal and perennial... 

Platts-Mills TA, Thomas WR, Aalbeise RC, Vervloet D, Champman MD Dust mite allergens and asthma Report of a second international workshop. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1992 89 1046-1060. 

Mueller, G.A., Smith, A.M., Chapman, M.D., Rule, G.S., and Benjamin, D.C. 2001. Hydrogen exchange nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy mapping of antibody epitopes on the house dust mite allergen Derp 2. J Biol Chem 276(12) 9359-9365. 

Clinical relevant cross-reactivity between crustacean and house dust mite allergens has been described (Witteman et al. 1994) and the term mite-crustaceans-mollusk-syndrome is sometimes used. The primary sensitization is believed mostly to be respiratory allergy to dust mites, which then sometimes causes food allergic reactions to crustaceans or mollusks in some individuals. However, there are also observations on allergy to mites or cockroaches possible occurring subsequent to... 

O Brian, R., Ooi, M. A., Clarke, A. H and Thomas, W. R. (1996) Immunologic responses following respiratory sensitization to house dust mite allergens in mice. [Review] Immunol. Cell Biol. 74, 174-179. 

Tovey, E.R., T.Z. Mitakakis, J.K. Sercombe, C.H. Vanlaar and G.B. Marks (2002). Pour methods of sampling for dust mite allergen differences in dust. Allergy, 58, 790-794. 

Chua, K-Y., Stewart, G.A. Thomas, W.A., Simpson, R.J., Dil-worth, R.J., Plozza, T.M. and Turner, K.J. (1988). Sequence analysis of cDNA coding for a major house dust mite allergen Derpl. Homology with cysteine proteases. J. Exp. Med. 167, 175-182. 

Stewart, G.A., Bird, C.H. and Thompson, P.J. (1992b). Do the group II mite allergens correspond to lysozyme. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 90, 141-142. 

Rusznak C, Sapsford RJ, Devalia JL, et al. Cigarette smoke potentiates house dust mite allergen-induced increase in the permeability of human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. AmJRespir Cell Mol Biol 1999 20(6) 1238-50. 

Secondary intervention studies are few. A study in Japan [240(Ib)] identified infants at high risk of house dust mite allergy and asthma postnatally, on the basis of early manifestations of atopy (i.e. eczema and food allergy). Children were enrolled during the 1st year of life and randomised to house dust mite prevention which resulted in a substantial reduction in house dust mite allergen levels. At the 1-year follow-up, children in the active treatment group had lower levels of IgE antibody, prevalence of positive skin prick test responses to house dust mite, and lower incidence of wheezing episodes. Follow-up is awaited. 

Anonymous Dust mite allergens and asthma - A worldwide problem. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1989 83(2 pt l) 416-427,... 

Sporik R, Holgate ST, Platts-Mills T, Cogwell JJ Exposure to house-dust mite allergen (Der pi) and development of asthma in childhood. N Engl J Med 1990 323 502-507. 

Peat JK, Tovey E, Toelle BG, Haby MM, Gray EJ, Mahmic A, Woolcock AJ House dust mite allergens A major risk factor for childhood asthma in Australia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1996 153 141-146. 

Holloway JA, Warner JO, Vance GHS, Diaper ND, Warner JA, Jones CA Detection of house dust mite allergen in amniotic fluid and umbilical cord blood. Lancet 2000 356 1900-1902. 

Nurse B, Puterman AS, Haus M, Berman D, Weinberg EG, Potter PC Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from both atopic asthmatic and non-atopic children show a T-helper 2 cytokine response to house dust mite allergen. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2000 106 84-91. (II)... 

A large-scale trial of the widespread applicability of mite allergen avoid-... 

Kuehr J, Frischer T, Meinert R, Barth R, Schraub S, Urbanek R, et al Sensitization to mite allergens is a risk factor for early and late onset of asthma and for persistence of asthmatic signs in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1995 95 655-662. (Ila)... 

Custovic A, Taggart SC, Francis HC, Chapman MD, Woodcock A Exposure to house dust mite allergens and the clinical activity of asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol 1996 98 64-72. (Ill)... 

Arlian LG, Platts-Mills TA The biology of dust mites and the remediation of mite allergens in allergic disease. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2001 107(suppl 3) S406—S413. (IV)... 

Wickman M, Nordvall SL, Pershagen G, Korsgaard J, Johansen N, Sundell J Mite allergens during 18 months of intervention. Allergy 1994 49 114—119. (Ila)... 

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