PMID- 7841979
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19950303
LR  - 20161020
IS  - 1122-0643 (Print)
IS  - 1122-0643 (Linking)
VI  - 49
IP  - 5
DP  - 1994 Dec
TI  - Environment and development of respiratory allergy. II. Indoors.
PG  - 412-20
AB  - Even if it is difficult to obtain correct epidemiological evidence, there is a 
      body of evidence which suggests that the frequency of allergic respiratory 
      diseases is increasing. The majority of atopic patients, in particular in 
      childhood and adolescence, develop immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies with 
      clinical symptoms to aeroallergens, such as those derived from house dust mites, 
      pollens and pets. Since, in the economically-developed countries individuals 
      spend most of their time indoors (home, school and workplace), indoor pollutants 
      (tobacco smoke etc.) and allergens (house dust mite, cats, etc.) are the most 
      important source of exposure. Indoor allergens are associated with a wide variety 
      of particles in a broad size range, only some of which are microscopically 
      identifiable, culturable, or detectable with existing immunoassay. Evaluation of 
      indoor allergens requires both air and source sampling, and several different 
      analytical techniques. It is likely that the increased prevalence of allergy and 
      asthma may be caused in the indoor environment by the synergistic action of air 
      pollution (in particular derived from tobacco smoking) with allergic 
      sensitization. Passive smoking in infancy has also been involved in the airways 
      allergic sensitization to common aeroallergens.
FAU - D'Amato, G
AU  - D'Amato G
AD  - Dept of Chest Diseases, Hospital A. Cardarelli, Naples, Italy.
FAU - Liccardi, G
AU  - Liccardi G
FAU - D'Amato, M
AU  - D'Amato M
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
PL  - Italy
TA  - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis
JT  - Monaldi archives for chest disease = Archivio Monaldi per le malattie del torace
JID - 9307314
RN  - 0 (Allergens)
SB  - IM
MH  - Air Pollution, Indoor/*adverse effects
MH  - Allergens
MH  - Humans
MH  - Respiratory Hypersensitivity/*etiology
RF  - 116
EDAT- 1994/12/01 00:00
MHDA- 1994/12/01 00:01
CRDT- 1994/12/01 00:00
PHST- 1994/12/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1994/12/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1994/12/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 1994 Dec;49(5):412-20.