Occupational contact urticaria and Type I sensitization caused by gerbera

Estlander, Tuula; Kanerva, Lasse; Túpasela, Outi; Jolanki, R

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0536.1998.tb05673.x

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“…Table 2 gives a list of the proteins having caused CU and/or PCD of the immunological type. For references see the report of Janssens et al (4), to which more publications have been added (6, 7, 10–93).…”

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Immunological occupational contact urticaria and contact dermatitis from proteins: a review

2008

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Protein contact with the skin can be associated with 2 major clinical conditions: contact urticaria and protein contact dermatitis. This article reviews the pathogenesis, clinical pictures and the literature on the proteins having caused immunological occupation-related skin problems, i.e. fruits, vegetables, spices, plants, and woods; animal proteins; grains and enzymes, all affecting a wide variety of jobs. This is illustrated with some cases observed in the contact-allergy unit in Leuven.

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Immunological occupational contact urticaria and contact dermatitis from proteins: a review

2008

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“…Hundreds of plants have caused type I all_ergy (1). Occupational contact urticaria (CU) from plants is also often reported (1), but it is less often attributed to decorative houseplants (1–19). We present a patient with occupational CU from weeping fig (2, 4, 5, 10), spathe flower (7, 10, 11), and yucca.…”

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Occupational all_ergic contact urticaria to yucca (Yucca aloifolia), weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), and spathe flower (Spathiphyllum wall_isii)

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Petman

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“…Similarly patient 2 from this study was sensitized to both gerbera and all three common pollen types. Estlander et al [18] described a researcher in plant molecular biology with a positive SPT and serum IgE test to gerbera; SPTs for florist's chrysanthemum and freesia were positive as well. This patient was SPT positive to birch and grass pollen, although the patient experienced atopic symptoms only after having been sensitized to gerbera.…”

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Occupational Allergy to Flowers: Immunoblot Analysis of Allergens in Freesia, Gerbera and Chrysanthemum Pollen

Toorenenbergen

2014

Scand J Immunol

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High exposure to pollen from ornamental flowers can induce an IgE-mediated occupational allergy in florists and horticulture workers. We investigated IgEbinding antigens in chrysanthemum, freesia and gerbera pollen by immunoblot analysis and analysed the cross-reactivity of these pollen with birch, grass and mugwort pollen. In immunoblots with chrysanthemum pollen, major IgEbinding structures were seen with a molecular weight (MW) of approximately 25, 45 and 65 kD. In the immunoblots with freesia pollen, IgE from freesia pollen was directed against two proteins with an MW of approximately 15 kD. Most sera showed IgE binding to an approximately 15 kD band in gerbera pollen; with some sera additional bands were seen in the range of 30-50 kD. IgE binding to chrysanthemum pollen was inhibited by mugwort pollen only, whereas IgE binding to freesia pollen was suppressed by birch, grass and mugwort pollen. The inhibitory activity of birch and grass pollen extract on IgE binding to gerbera pollen extract was serum dependent and ranged from no inhibition to complete inhibition. Occupational exposure to many different flowers induced IgE against all three types of pollen. Exposure in greenhouses to gerbera flowers elicited mainly IgE against gerbera pollen. Mugwort pollen extract inhibited IgE binding to pollen from all three flowers.

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Occupational contact urticaria and Type I sensitization caused by gerbera

Cited by 21 publications

References 13 publications

Immunological occupational contact urticaria and contact dermatitis from proteins: a review

Immunological occupational contact urticaria and contact dermatitis from proteins: a review

Occupational all_ergic contact urticaria to yucca (Yucca aloifolia), weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), and spathe flower (Spathiphyllum wall_isii)

Occupational Allergy to Flowers: Immunoblot Analysis of Allergens in Freesia, Gerbera and Chrysanthemum Pollen

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