Mesoscale atmospheric transport of ragweed pollen allergens from infected to uninfected areas

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• 作者：Ł. Grewling ; P. Bogawski ; D. Jenerowicz…
• 关键词：Airborne allergens ; Amb a 1 ; Ambrosia ; Pollen allergy ; Subpollen sized respirable particles
• 刊名：International Journal of Biometeorology
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：October 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：60
• 期：10
• 页码：1493-1500
• 全文大小：989 KB
• 刊物类别：Earth and Environmental Science
• 刊物主题：Life Sciences
  Animal Physiology
  Plant Physiology
  Environmental Medicine/Environmental Psychology
  
• 出版者：Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
• ISSN：1432-1254
• 卷排序：60

文摘

Allergenic ragweed (Ambrosia spp.) pollen grains, after being released from anthers, can be dispersed by air masses far from their source. However, the action of air temperature, humidity and solar radiation on pollen grains in the atmosphere could impact on the ability of long distance transported (LDT) pollen to maintain allergenic potency. Here, we report that the major allergen of Ambrosia artemisiifolia pollen (Amb a 1) collected in ambient air during episodes of LDT still have immunoreactive properties. The amount of Amb a 1 found in LDT ragweed pollen grains was not constant and varied between episodes. In addition to allergens in pollen sized particles, we detected reactive Amb a 1 in subpollen sized respirable particles. These findings suggest that ragweed pollen grains have the potential to cause allergic reactions, not only in the heavily infested areas but, due to LDT episodes, also in the regions unaffected by ragweed populations.