Antigenic proteins involved in occupational rhinitis and asthma caused by obeche wood (Triplochiton scleroxylon).

BACKGROUND: Obeche wood dust is a known cause of occupational asthma where an IgE-mediated mechanism has been demonstrated. OBJECTIVE: To characterize the allergenic profile of obeche wood dust and evaluate the reactivity of the proteins by in vitro, ex vivo and in vivo assays in carpenters with con...

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Auteurs principaux: Ana Aranda, Paloma Campo, Arantxa Palacin, Inmaculada Doña, Cristina Gomez-Casado, Luisa Galindo, Araceli Díaz-Perales, Miguel Blanca
Format: Article
Langue:English
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Collection:PLoS ONE
Accès en ligne:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3551955?pdf=render