Mite allergens英文电子书.pdf

Mite Allergens Enrique Fernández-Caldas, PhD, and Víctor Iraola Calvo, PhD Address chains. Mites are commonly present in human habitats, Department of Research and Development, Laboratorios LETI, where they can be parasites of domestic animals or live in S.L., Calle del Sol, 5, 28760 Tres Cantos, Madrid, Spain. human dwellings in carpets, mattresses, sofas, furniture, E-mail: efernandez@ and stored food [1•]. Current Allergy and Asthma Reports 2005, 5:402–410 Among the many mite species that are implicated in Current Science Inc. ISSN 1529-7322 Copyright © 2005 by Current Science Inc. human health, those that induce respiratory allergies play an important role. From the beginning of the 20th century (1920s), and especially after the initial use of skin testing, There is an increasing awareness of the health implications the inhalation of “house dust” was suspected as a relevant of mite sensitivity, as it is closely related to asthma. Mite cause of respiratory symptoms. Therefore, the composition allergy constitutes a complex worldwide problem, with of house dust was studied in great detail [2,3]. The results sanitary and economical implications. Not only are mite of some of these investigations indicated that