Respiratory allergens from furred mammals
- Furry mammals kept as pets, farm and laboratory animals are important allergen sources. The prevalence of sensitization to furred mammals appears to be increasing worldwide. Several mammalian allergens from diverse species are well characterized with regard to their molecular structure and immunogenicity, and some are already available for component-resolved allergy diagnostics. The distribution of various mammalian allergens has been extensively studied during the past few decades. Animal allergens were found to be ubiquitous in the human environment, even in places where no animals reside, with concentrations differing considerably between locations and geographical regions. This review presents an overview of identified mammalian respiratory allergens classified according to protein families, and compiles the results of allergen exposure assessment studies conducted in different public and occupational environments.
| Author: | Eva ZahradnikORCiDGND, Monika RaulfORCiDGND |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hbz:294-67231 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci4030038 |
| Parent Title (English): | Veterinary sciences |
| Subtitle (English): | environmental and occupational exposure |
| Publisher: | MDPI |
| Place of publication: | Basel |
| Document Type: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 2019/11/14 |
| Date of first Publication: | 2017/08/04 |
| Publishing Institution: | Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Universitätsbibliothek |
| Tag: | allergen exposure; animal allergens; cat; cattle; dog; horse; mouse; rat |
| Volume: | 4 |
| Issue: | 3, Article 38 |
| First Page: | 38-1 |
| Last Page: | 38-17 |
| Institutes/Facilities: | Institut für Prävention und Arbeitsmedizin der Deutschen Gesetzlichen Unfallversicherung, Zentrum für Allergologie / Immunologie |
| open_access (DINI-Set): | open_access |
| Licence (English): |  Creative Commons - CC BY 4.0 - Attribution 4.0 International |
