PMID- 25075882
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20150331
LR  - 20211021
IS  - 1660-4601 (Electronic)
IS  - 1661-7827 (Print)
IS  - 1660-4601 (Linking)
VI  - 11
IP  - 8
DP  - 2014 Jul 29
TI  - Associations between subjective symptoms and serum immunoglobulin E levels during 
      Asian dust events.
PG  - 7636-41
LID - 10.3390/ijerph110807636 [doi]
AB  - Asian dust is a seasonal meteorological phenomenon caused by the displacement of 
      atmospheric pollutants from the Mongolian and Chinese deserts. Although the 
      frequency of Asian dust events and atmospheric dust levels have steadily 
      increased in the eastern Asia region, the effects on human health remain poorly 
      understood. In the present study, the impact of Asian dust on human health was 
      determined in terms of allergic reactions. A total of 25 healthy volunteers were 
      tested for a relationship between serum immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels and 
      subjective symptoms during a 3-day Asian dust event recorded in April 2012. They 
      filled daily questionnaires on the severity of nasal, pharyngeal, ocular, 
      respiratory, and skin symptoms by a self-administered visual analog scale. Serum 
      levels of non-specific IgE and 33 allergen-specific IgE molecules were analyzed. 
      Spearman rank-correlation analysis revealed significant positive associations 
      between nasal symptom scores and 2 microbial-specific IgE levels (Penicillium and 
      Cladosporium). Microbes migrate vast distances during Asian dust events by 
      attaching themselves to dust particles. Therefore, some of these symptoms may be 
      associated with type 1 allergic reactions to certain type of microbes.
FAU - Otani, Shinji
AU  - Otani S
AD  - Division of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago 
      683-8504, Japan. ota24n2@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
FAU - Onishi, Kazunari
AU  - Onishi K
AD  - Division of Health Administration and Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori 
      University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan. issey@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
FAU - Mu, Haosheng
AU  - Mu H
AD  - Division of Health Administration and Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori 
      University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan. muhs@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
FAU - Hosoda, Takenobu
AU  - Hosoda T
AD  - Division of Health Administration and Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori 
      University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan. thosoda@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
FAU - Kurozawa, Youichi
AU  - Kurozawa Y
AD  - Division of Health Administration and Promotion, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori 
      University, Yonago 683-8503, Japan. kurozawa@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
FAU - Ikeguchi, Masahide
AU  - Ikeguchi M
AD  - Division of Surgical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago 
      683-8504, Japan. masaike@med.tottori-u.ac.jp.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
DEP - 20140729
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Int J Environ Res Public Health
JT  - International journal of environmental research and public health
JID - 101238455
RN  - 0 (Air Pollutants)
RN  - 0 (Dust)
RN  - 37341-29-0 (Immunoglobulin E)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollutants/immunology/*toxicity
MH  - Dust/analysis/*immunology
MH  - Humans
MH  - Hypersensitivity/*etiology
MH  - Immunoenzyme Techniques
MH  - Immunoglobulin E/*blood
MH  - Japan
MH  - Luminescent Measurements
PMC - PMC4143823
EDAT- 2014/07/31 06:00
MHDA- 2015/04/01 06:00
PMCR- 2014/08/01
CRDT- 2014/07/31 06:00
PHST- 2014/04/08 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2014/07/15 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2014/07/16 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2014/07/31 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2014/07/31 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2015/04/01 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2014/08/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - ijerph110807636 [pii]
AID - ijerph-11-07636 [pii]
AID - 10.3390/ijerph110807636 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2014 Jul 29;11(8):7636-41. doi: 
      10.3390/ijerph110807636.