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Homann A, Schramm G, Jappe U. Glycans and glycan-specific IgE in clinical and molecular allergology: Sensitization, diagnostics, and clinical symptoms. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2017; 140:356-368. [PMID: 28479330 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Glycan-specific IgE antibodies cross-react with highly similar or even identical carbohydrate structures on a variety of different natural allergens, the so-called cross-reactive carbohydrate determinants (CCDs). In clinical practice CCDs often interfere with the specificity of in vitro allergy diagnostics, thus impairing allergy therapy decisions for individual patients. Strikingly, these IgE antibodies directed against CCDs often do not cause clinically relevant allergy symptoms. On the other hand, the IgE-binding glycan allergen galactose-α-(1,3)-galactose (α-Gal) is associated with IgE-mediated delayed anaphylaxis in meat allergy. The reason for this discrepancy is not known. The discovery of α-Gal stimulated new discussions and investigations regarding the relevance of anti-glycan IgE for allergic diseases. In this review the effect of glycans and glycan-specific IgE on sensitization to allergens and allergy diagnosis is described. Because parasite infections elicit a similar immunologic environment as allergic diseases, the association of glycan-specific antibodies against parasite glycoproteins with glycan structures on allergens is discussed.
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- Arne Homann
- Division of Clinical and Molecular Allergology, Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Experimental Pneumology, Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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- Division of Clinical and Molecular Allergology, Priority Research Area Asthma & Allergy, Airway Research Center North (ARCN), Member of the German Centre for Lung Research (DZL), Borstel, Germany; Interdisciplinary Allergy Outpatient Clinic, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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Pierce JS, Abelmann A, Lotter JT, Comerford C, Keeton K, Finley BL. Characterization of naturally occurring airborne diacetyl concentrations associated with the preparation and consumption of unflavored coffee. Toxicol Rep 2015; 2:1200-1208. [PMID: 28962462 PMCID: PMC5598504 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 08/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Diacetyl, a suspected cause of respiratory disorders in some food and flavorings manufacturing workers, is also a natural component of roasted coffee. We characterized diacetyl exposures that would plausibly occur in a small coffee shop during the preparation and consumption of unflavored coffee. Personal (long- and short-term) and area (long-term) samples were collected while a barista ground whole coffee beans, and brewed and poured coffee into cups. Simultaneously, long-term personal samples were collected as two participants, the customers, drank one cup of coffee each per h. Air sampling and analyses were conducted in accordance with OSHA Method 1012. Diacetyl was detected in all long-term samples. The long-term concentrations for the barista and area samples were similar, and ranged from 0.0130.016 ppm; long-term concentrations for the customers were slightly lower and ranged from 0.0100.014 ppm. Short-term concentrations ranged from below the limit of detection (<0.0047 ppm)0.016 ppm. Mean estimated 8 h time-weighted average (8 h TWA) exposures for the barista ranged from 0.0070.013 ppm; these values exceed recommended 8 h TWA occupational exposure limits (OELs) for diacetyl and are comparable to long-term personal measurements collected in various food and beverage production facilities. The concentrations measured based on area sampling were comparable to those measured in the breathing zone of the barista, thus exceedances of the recommended OELs may also occur for coffee shop workers who do not personally prepare coffee (e.g., cashier, sanitation/maintenance). These findings suggest that the practicality and scientific basis of the recommended OELs for diacetyl merit further consideration.
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- Jennifer S Pierce
- Cardno ChemRisk, 30 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 3910, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 30 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 3910, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 30 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 3910, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 30 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 3910, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 30 N. LaSalle St., Ste. 3910, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
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- Cardno ChemRisk, 231 Front St., Ste. 201, Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
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Gaffney SH, Abelmann A, Pierce JS, Glynn ME, Henshaw JL, McCarthy LA, Lotter JT, Liong M, Finley BL. Naturally occurring diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione concentrations associated with roasting and grinding unflavored coffee beans in a commercial setting. Toxicol Rep 2015; 2:1171-1181. [PMID: 28962459 PMCID: PMC5598149 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2015.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 08/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/06/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Over the last decade, concerns have been raised about potential respiratory health effects associated with occupational exposure to the flavoring additives diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione. Both of these diketones are also natural components of many foods and beverages, including roasted coffee. To date, there are no published studies characterizing workplace exposures to these diketones during commercial roasting and grinding of unflavored coffee beans. In this study, we measured naturally occurring diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and respirable dust at a facility that roasts and grinds coffee beans with no added flavoring agents. Sampling was conducted over the course of three roasting batches and three grinding batches at varying distances from a commercial roaster and grinder. The three batches consisted of lightly roasted soft beans, lightly roasted hard beans, and dark roasted hard beans. Roasting occurred for 37 to 41 min, and the grinding process took between 8 and 11 min. Diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and respirable dust concentrations measured during roasting ranged from less than the limit of detection (<LOD) to 0.0039 ppm, <LOD to 0.018 ppm, and <LOD to 0.31 mg/m3, respectively. During grinding, diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, and respirable dust concentrations ranged from 0.018 to 0.39 ppm, 0.0089 to 0.21 ppm, and <LOD to 1.7 mg/m3, respectively. For any given bean/roast combination and sample location, diketone concentrations during grinding were higher than those measured during roasting. During grinding, concentrations decreased with increased distance from the source. Measured concentrations of both diketones were higher during grinding of soft beans than hard beans. The results indicate that airborne concentrations of naturally occurring diacetyl and 2,3-pentanedione associated with unflavored coffee processing: (1) are similar to the concentrations that have been measured in food flavoring facilities; (2) are likely to exceed some recommended short-term occupational exposure limits, but; (3) based on previous analyses of exposure response relationships in animal studies, are far below the concentrations that are expected to cause even minimal responses in the human respiratory tract.
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Peters U, Frenzel K, Brettschneider R, Oldenburg M, Bittner C. Identification of two metallothioneins as novel inhalative coffee allergens cof a 2 and cof a 3. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0126455. [PMID: 25962169 PMCID: PMC4427360 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0126455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Background Dust of green coffee beans is known to be a relevant cause for occupational allergic disorders in coffee industry workers. Recently, we described the first coffee allergen (Cof a 1) establishing an allergenic potential of green coffee dust. Objective Our aim was to identify allergenic components of green coffee in order to enhance inhalative coffee allergy diagnosis. Methods A Coffea arabica pJuFo cDNA phage display library was created and screened for IgE binding with sera from allergic coffee workers. Two further coffee allergens were identified by sequence analysis, expressed in E. coli, and evaluated by Western blots. The prevalence of sensitization to recombinant Cof a 1, Cof a 2, and Cof a 3 and to commercially available extract was investigated by ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) respectively CAP (capacity test) screening in 18 sera of symptomatic coffee workers. Results In addition to the previously described chitinase Cof a 1, two Coffea arabica cysteine-rich metallothioneins of 9 and 7 kDa were identified and included in the IUIS Allergen Nomenclature as Cof a 2 and Cof a 3. Serum IgE antibodies to at least one of the recombinant allergens were found in 8 out of 18 symptomatic coffee workers (44%). Only 2 of the analysed sera (11%) had reacted previously to the commercial allergy test. Conclusions In addition to the previously described Cof a 1 we have identified two further coffee proteins to be type I coffee allergens (Cof a 2 and Cof a 3) which may have a relevant potential for the specific diagnosis and/or therapy of coffee allergy.
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- Ulrike Peters
- Biocenter Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Biocenter Klein Flottbek and Botanical Garden, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational Medicine and Maritime Medicine (ZfAM), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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Toru Ü, Arbak PM, Süner KÖ, Yavuz Ö, Karataş N. Relationship between respiratory tract complaints, functional status, and smoking in hairdressers, auto painters, and carpenters. ScientificWorldJournal 2014; 2014:802705. [PMID: 25105168 PMCID: PMC4106175 DOI: 10.1155/2014/802705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/05/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIM It was observed that occupation and smoking increased each other's effects on the development of airway diseases. We aimed to search the relationship between respiratory symptoms, smoking, and occupation. MATERIALS AND METHODS 225 employees in Düzce, Turkey, were applied a survey questioning respiratory complaints, pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and cotinine measurements in urine. RESULTS Cough (26.7%), phlegm (30.7%), and chest tightness (21.3%) were encountered more in carpenters compared to other groups and phlegm was statistically higher at significant level compared to other groups. The complaints of cough (30.4%), phlegm (27.4%), and chest tightness (21.5%) were significantly higher in individuals whose cotinine level was above 500 ng/mL and forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC) ratio, maximum midexpiratory flow rate (MMFR) values were significantly lower. Dyspnea complaint of auto painters whose cotinine level was below 500 ng/mL was significantly higher and also expected MMFR% value of this group was significantly lower compared to other groups. While age had independent effect on respiratory function tests, type of the job was found to be independently effective on MMFR. CONCLUSION Smoking increases respiratory complaints of employees. In auto painters, the occupation causes airway disease regardless of smoking.
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- Ümran Toru
- Department of Chest Diseases, Dumlupınar University School of Medicine, 43100 Kütahya, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Duzce University School of Medicine, 81000 Düzce, Turkey
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- Department of Critical Care, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, 06100 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Biochemistry, Balıkesir University School of Medicine, 10145 Balıkesir, Turkey
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- Department of Chest Diseases, Antakya State Hospital, 3100 Antakya, Turkey
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Respiratory Inflammation Among Workers Exposed to Airborne Dust With Endotoxins in a Coffee Curing Factory. J Occup Environ Med 2012; 54:847-50. [DOI: 10.1097/jom.0b013e318250ca24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Harris-Roberts J, Robinson E, Fishwick D, Fourie A, Rees D, Spies A, Curran A, Sen D, Barber C. Sensitization and symptoms associated with soybean exposure in processing plants in South Africa. Am J Ind Med 2012; 55:458-64. [PMID: 22314699 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Following the results of a previous study that highlighted the potential for significant levels of dust exposure in South African soybean processing plants, a clinical investigation was undertaken to study the respiratory health of workers in this industry. METHODS Workers from three soybean-processing plants were studied with a respiratory questionnaire and estimation of atopy and specific soybean IgE. RESULTS A total of 144 of the 181 (79.6% participation rate) plant employees completed the questionnaire and 136 (75.1%) gave blood samples for analysis of specific IgE. There was a significant association between work-related chest tightness (OR 4.0 [95% CI 1.3-12.6]), work-related nasal symptoms (OR 4.3 [95% CI 1.3-14.6]) and cough or chest tightness after handling soybean (OR 3.6 [95% CI 1.1-11.6]) and soybean sensitization. There was a significant association between current exposure to dust during soybean off-loading and "flu-like" illness (OR 2.7 [95% CI 1.0-7.2]), and cough or chest tightness after such work (OR 7.4 [95% CI 2.4-23.6]). The strongest predictor of work related nasal symptoms was sensitization to soybean, the latter strongly predicted by the presence of atopy (OR 34.7 [95% CI 6.6-182.5]). CONCLUSIONS Exposure and sensitization to soybean were associated with the presence of work related symptoms, including flu-like symptoms, cough, chest tightness, and nasal symptoms. The aetiology of these symptoms and more particularly the best intervention strategies require more detailed investigation.
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Manavski N, Peters U, Brettschneider R, Oldenburg M, Baur X, Bittner C. Cof a 1: Identification, Expression and Immunoreactivity of the First Coffee Allergen. Int Arch Allergy Immunol 2012; 159:235-42. [DOI: 10.1159/000337461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2011] [Accepted: 02/03/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Moscato G, Pala G, Boillat MA, Folletti I, Gerth van Wijk R, Olgiati-Des Gouttes D, Perfetti L, Quirce S, Siracusa A, Walusiak-Skorupa J, Tarlo SM. EAACI position paper: prevention of work-related respiratory allergies among pre-apprentices or apprentices and young workers. Allergy 2011; 66:1164-73. [PMID: 21557751 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2011.02615.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Apprenticeship is a period of increased risk of developing work-related respiratory allergic diseases. There is a need for documents to provide appropriate professional advice to young adults aiming to reduce unsuitable job choices and prevent impairment from their careers. The present document is the result of a consensus reached by a panel of experts from European and non-European countries addressed to allergologists, pneumologists, occupational physicians, primary care physicians, and other specialists interested in this field, which aims to reduce work-related respiratory allergies (rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma) among allergic or nonallergic apprentices and other young adults entering the workforce. The main objective of the document is to issue consensus suggestions for good clinical practice based on existing scientific evidence and the expertise of a panel of physicians.
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- G Moscato
- Allergy and Immunology Unit, Fondazione 'Salvatore Maugeri', Institute of Care and Research, Scientific Institute of Pavia, Italy
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- Richard W Weber
- National Jewish Medical & Research Center 1400 Jackson Street, Room J326 Denver, CO 80206, USA
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OBJECTIVE This study assessed current health risks due to occupational exposure to coffee dust. METHODS We performed a cross-sectional study in a coffee haulage company (n = 24), a coffee silo (n = 19), and a decaffeinating company (n = 17). Cross-shift and cross-week case histories of these employees as well as lung function values were recorded. During the handling of green coffee, measurements of airborne dust were conducted. RESULTS The employees in these workplaces were mainly affected by erythematous and rhinoconjunctival symptoms. They occurred especially in subjects exposed to a high dust load (> 10 mg of inhalable dust per cubic meter of air; n = 28) [Pearson chi(2) test, p = 0.020 and p = 0.023]. IgE antibodies to green coffee and castor beans were detected in 3 workers and 10 workers, respectively. The majority of them (two employees and six employees, respectively) had shown respiratory symptoms during the past 12 months. The preshift lung function values were below average but were not dependent on the level of the inhalable coffee dust exposure. Employees with a coffee dust load > 10 mg/m(3) of air showed higher unspecific bronchial responsiveness more frequently than those with lower exposures. CONCLUSION During the transshipment (especially during unloading) of green coffee, a high and clinically relevant exposure to irritative and sensitizing dust occurs. Therefore, efforts to reduce these dust exposures are generally recommended.
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- Marcus Oldenburg
- Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Hamburg State Department for Social Affairs, Family, Health and Consumer Protection, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Hamburg State Department for Social Affairs, Family, Health and Consumer Protection, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; Hamburg State Department for Social Affairs, Family, Health and Consumer Protection, Hamburg, Germany
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Koshino LL, Gomes CP, Silva LP, Eira MTS, Bloch C, Franco OL, Mehta A. Comparative proteomical analysis of zygotic embryo and endosperm from Coffea arabica seeds. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:10922-6. [PMID: 18959416 DOI: 10.1021/jf801734m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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During coffee seed development, proteins are predominantly deposited in cotyledons and in the endosperm. Reserve proteins of the 11S family are the most abundant globulins in coffee seeds, acting as a nitrogen source during roasting and guaranteeing flavor and aroma. The aim of the present study was to compare the protein profiles of endosperm and zygotic embryos of coffee seeds. Proteins were extracted from whole seed as well as from embryo and endosperm, separately. Total proteins were analyzed by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) followed by identification by mass spectrometry (MS). The most abundant spots observed in the gels of coffee seeds were excised, digested with trypsin, and identified by MS as subunits of the 11S globulin. Spots with identical pI and molecular masses were also observed in the protein profiles of coffee endosperm and embryo, indicating that 11S protein is also highly expressed in those tissues. Peptide sequence coverage of about 20% of the entire 11S globulin was obtained. Three other proteins were identified in the embryo and endosperm 2-DE profiles as a Cupin superfamily protein, an allergenic protein (Pru ar 1), exclusive to the endosperm 2D map, and a hypothetical protein, observed only in the zygotic embryo profile.
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Cigarette smoking is a known risk factor for many chronic illnesses such as coronary heart and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases. Smoking is often described as a risk factor for occupational asthma even though its effect on the development of asthma is still under debate and the links between smoking and occupational asthma, occupational rhinitis or occupational sensitization are elusive, controversial and contradictory. This review describes these relationships in a wide range of occupations, from laboratory, farm, brewery and hospital workers, to bakers, printers, cleaners, fish processors and others as observed in cross-sectional, cohort, and case-control studies published over the past thirty-five years i.e. from 1970 to 2005. Surprisingly, the data show there is little to support the view that the risk of occupational asthma is increased in workers who are smokers. However, evidence emerges of an increased risk of occupational sensitization in smoking workers exposed to several high and low molecular weight agents. This in-depth review confirms the relationship between smoking and occupational asthma is complex and contradictory. It deserves more attention and further studies, which need to be conducted without being influenced by selection bias or by the justifiable prejudice against smoking.
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- A Siracusa
- Occupational Allergology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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Descatha A, Le Guillou F, Cohen-Jonathan AM, Chinet T, Ameille J. [Is the severity of occupational asthma related to the molecular weight of the allergen?]. Rev Mal Respir 2006; 23:135-40. [PMID: 16788437 DOI: 10.1016/s0761-8425(06)71476-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of the study was to compare the characteristics of occupational asthma (OA) resulting from sensitisation to allergens of high (HMW) or low (LMW) molecular weight. METHODS All new cases of allergic OA seen in an occupational health department between January 2001 and March 2004 were included. The patients underwent a standardised assessment including a questionnaire, skin tests, spirometry and measurement of non-specific bronchial reactivity. They were divided into 2 groups depending on the molecular weight of the causal agent (groups HMW and LMW). RESULTS 77 patients were included, 30 in the HMW group and 47 in the LMW group. No significant difference in severity at the time of diagnosis was found between the two groups (symptoms, spirometry, PD20 methacholine) but the time between the first symptoms and diagnosis was longer in the HMW group (7.1 +/- 7.8 years against 3.2 +/- 4.1 years, p = 0.01). Atopy was more common in the HMW group (57% vs. 27%, p = 0.01). CONCLUSION The severity of OA at the time of diagnosis does not appear to be influenced by the molecular weight of the causal agent.
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- A Descatha
- Unité de pathologie professionnelle, de santé au travail et d'insertion, Hôpital Raymond. Poincaré - AP-HP, Garches, France.
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Nielsen GD, Olsen O, Larsen ST, Løvik M, Poulsen LK, Glue C, Brandorff NP, Nielsen PJ. IgE-mediated sensitisation, rhinitis and asthma from occupational exposures. Smoking as a model for airborne adjuvants? Toxicology 2005; 216:87-105. [PMID: 16139408 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.07.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2005] [Revised: 07/22/2005] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Airborne pollutants with adjuvant effect, called airborne adjuvants, may promote IgE-sensitisation and development of allergic airway diseases. Smoking and occupational allergen exposures were reviewed to establish a general and verified framework for hazard identification and risk assessment of adjuvant effects of airborne pollutions. METHODS The relative risks and the attributable risks of adjuvant effect of smoking were determined for co-exposures with green coffee and castor beans, ispaghula, senna, psyllium, flour and grain dust, latex, laboratory animals, seafood, enzymes, platinum salts, organic anhydrides, or reactive dyes. RESULTS Adjuvant effects of smoking depended on the types of allergen, but not on whether sensitisation or allergy was promoted by atopy-the hereditarily increased ability to increase IgE formation. CONCLUSION Promotion of IgE sensitisation in humans and in animals may serve for hazard identification of adjuvant effects. Risk assessment has been based mainly on epidemiological studies, which are sensitive to confounding factors. This highlights the need to develop appropriate animal models for risk assessment.
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- Gunnar D Nielsen
- National Institute of Occupational Health Denmark, Lersø Parkallé 105, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Nicholson PJ, Cullinan P, Taylor AJN, Burge PS, Boyle C. Evidence based guidelines for the prevention, identification, and management of occupational asthma. Occup Environ Med 2005; 62:290-9. [PMID: 15837849 PMCID: PMC1741012 DOI: 10.1136/oem.2004.016287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 162] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Occupational asthma is the most frequently reported work related respiratory disease in many countries. This work was commissioned by the British Occupational Health Research Foundation to assist the Health and Safety Executive in achieving its target of reducing the incidence of occupational asthma in Great Britain by 30% by 2010. AIM The guidelines aim to improve the prevention, identification, and management of occupational asthma by providing evidence based recommendations on which future practice can be based. METHODS The literature was searched systematically using Medline and Embase for articles published in all languages up to the end of June 2004. Evidence based statements and recommendations were graded according to the Royal College of General Practitioner's star system and the revised Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network grading system. RESULTS A total of 474 original studies were selected for appraisal from over 2500 abstracts. The systematic review produced 52 graded evidence statements and 22 recommendations based on 223 studies. DISCUSSION Evidence based guidelines have become benchmarks for practice in healthcare and the process used to prepare them is well established. This evidence review and its recommendations focus on interventions and outcomes to provide a robust approach to the prevention, identification, and management of occupational asthma, based on and using the best available medical evidence. The most important action to prevent cases of occupational asthma is to reduce exposure at source. Thereafter surveillance should be performed for the early identification of symptoms, including occupational rhinitis, with additional functional and immunological tests where appropriate. Effective management of workers suspected to have occupational asthma involves the identification and investigation of symptoms suggestive of asthma immediately they occur. Those workers who are confirmed to have occupational asthma should be advised to avoid further exposure completely and early in the course of their disease to offer the best chance of recovery.
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- P J Nicholson
- Procter & Gamble, Whitehall Lane, Egham, Surrey, UK.
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Risques professionnels respiratoires chez les marchands d’épices au grand souk de Casablanca. ARCH MAL PROF ENVIRO 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s1775-8785(05)79042-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Meer GD, Kerkhof M, Kromhout H, Schouten JP, Heederik D. Interaction of atopy and smoking on respiratory effects of occupational dust exposure: a general population-based study. Environ Health 2004; 3:6. [PMID: 15175108 PMCID: PMC443511 DOI: 10.1186/1476-069x-3-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2003] [Accepted: 06/02/2004] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND For individual exposures, effect modification by atopy or smoking has been reported on the occurrence of occupational airway disease. It is unclear if effect modification can be studied in a general population by an aggregated exposure measure. Assess relationship between airway obstruction and occupational exposure using a job-exposure-matrix (JEM) classifying jobs into 3 broad types of exposure, and test for effect modification by atopy, and smoking. METHODS Data from 1,906 subjects were analyzed, all participants of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey. Job titles were categorized by an a priori constructed job exposure matrix into three classes of exposure to respectively organic dust, mineral dust, and gases/ fumes. Relationships were assessed for 'current wheeze', bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR), 'current asthma' (wheeze+BHR), and 'chronic bronchitis' (morning phlegm or morning cough), and lung function. RESULTS Subjects with organic dust exposure in their work environment more frequently had 'current asthma' (OR 1.48, 95% C.I. 0.95;2.30), and a lower FEV1 (-59 mL, 95% C.I. -114;-4). The relationship was only present in asthmatic workers, and their risk was four-fold greater than in subjects with either atopy or exposure alone. Mineral dust exposure was associated with 'chronic bronchitis' (OR 2.22, 95% C.I. 1.16;4.23) and a lower FEV1/FVC ratio (-1.1%, 95% C.I. -1.8;-0.3). We observed an excess risk in smokers, greater than the separate effects of smoking or mineral dust exposure together. CONCLUSION Occupational exposure to organic dust is associated with an increased risk of asthma, particularly in atopics. Chronic bronchitis occurs more frequently among individuals exposed to mineral dust, and smoking doubles this risk.
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- Gea de Meer
- Institute for Risk Assessment Science, Div. Environmental & Occupational Health, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80176, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Epidemiology & Statistics, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Science, Div. Environmental & Occupational Health, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80176, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Epidemiology & Statistics, University of Groningen, P.O. Box 30001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute for Risk Assessment Science, Div. Environmental & Occupational Health, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80176, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Magerl A, Heiss R, Frosch PJ. Allergic contact dermatitis from zinc ricinoleate in a deodorant and glyceryl ricinoleate in a lipstick. Contact Dermatitis 2001; 44:119-21. [PMID: 11205395 DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.44020919.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- A Magerl
- Department of Dermatology, University of Witten/Herdecke, Dortmund, Germany
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Magerl A, Heiss R, Frosch PJ. Allergic contact dermatitis from zinc ricinoleate in a deodorant and glyceryl ricinoleate in a lipstick. Contact Dermatitis 2001. [DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0536.2001.440209-19.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Siracusa A, Desrosiers M, Marabini A. Epidemiology of occupational rhinitis: prevalence, aetiology and determinants. Clin Exp Allergy 2000; 30:1519-34. [PMID: 11069559 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2000.00946.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- A Siracusa
- Occupational Medicine and Toxicology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Italy
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Daroca P, Crespo JF, Reaño M, James JM, Lopez-Rubio A, Rodriguez J. Asthma and rhinitis induced by exposure to raw green beans and chards. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 2000; 85:215-8. [PMID: 11030276 DOI: 10.1016/s1081-1206(10)62469-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the vast majority of IgE-mediated allergic reactions to foods occurs through ingestion, a few cases of unexpected allergic reactions to foods may occur through the exposure to airborne food allergen particles. METHODS Case reports. Skin prick tests and serum-specific IgE (CAP-FEIA) were used to identify specific IgE antibodies. Bronchial provocation tests were performed to determine the clinical relevance of inhaled exposure to raw and cooked green beans and raw chards. After demonstrating specific reactivity to them, SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting of raw and cooked green beans were carried out to identify relevant antigens. RESULTS Three women developed bronchial asthma and rhinitis after exposure to raw green beans, and one of them also when exposed to raw chards. All women tolerated ingestion of green beans. Patients reported multiple episodes while handling these vegetables for cooking activities. Allergy to green beans and chards was demonstrated by skin testing and serum-specific IgE. Bronchial challenge test with these allergens showed positive responses to raw, but not cooked, green beans and chards. Oral food challenges with green beans (raw and cooked) and chards were negative in all patients. In order to further characterize the allergenic components of these extracts, SDS-PAGE and electroblotting studies were also performed. Immunoblots of raw and cooked green beans extract showed two IgE-binding bands with apparent molecular weights of 41.1 and 70.6 kD. Interestingly, a 47-kD IgE-binding protein was detected only in raw green bean extracts. CONCLUSIONS We report three patients who developed asthma and rhinitis caused by exposure to raw, but not to cooked, green beans and chards in a non-occupational environment. Only minor differences of IgE reactivity between nitrocellulose-blotted raw and boiled green bean extract were found.
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- P Daroca
- Servicio de Alergia, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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Lopez-Rubio A, Rodriguez J, Crespo JF, Vives R, Daroca P, Reaño M. Occupational asthma caused by exposure to asparagus: detection of allergens by immunoblotting. Allergy 1998; 53:1216-20. [PMID: 9930601 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1998.tb03845.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vegetables of the Liliaceae family, such as garlic or onion, have been reported to cause occupational asthma. However, there are few data on adverse reactions to asparagus. We evaluated the role of asparagus as a cause of asthma in a patient with respiratory symptoms occurring at work (horticulture) and studied relevant allergens. METHODS A 28-year-old man complained of rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma when harvesting asparagus at work. Eating cooked asparagus did not provoke symptoms. A positive skin test reaction was observed with raw asparagus, Alternaria alternata, and grass-pollen extracts. The methacholine test demonstrated mild bronchial hyperresponsiveness. The patient had an immediate asthmatic response after challenge with raw asparagus extract. Bronchial provocation tests with boiled asparagus, A. alternata, and control extracts were negative. Two unexposed subjects with seasonal allergic asthma did not react to the raw asparagus extract. RESULTS The double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge with raw asparagus was negative. Serum asparagus-specific IgE was 13.9 kU(A)/l. By SDS-PAGE immunoblot, at least six IgE-binding components, ranging from 22 to 73 kDa, were detected only in raw asparagus. CONCLUSIONS We report a case of occupational asthma caused by asparagus inhalation, confirmed by specific bronchoprovocation. Immunoblot analysis showed that asparagus allergens are very labile and quite sensitive to heat denaturation.
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- A Lopez-Rubio
- Servicio de Alergia, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain
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