ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2008
Importance of mold allergy in asthma.
Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.
- Environmental exposures, microbiome dynamics and chronic disease risk in climate-vulnerable regions: interdisciplinary perspectives from Puerto Rico.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
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- Allergy to Fungi in Veterinary Medicine:Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
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- Fungi and Atopy.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2019Review
- Association of molds and metrological parameters to frequency of severe asthma exacerbation.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2019Article
- The infant gut bacterial microbiota and risk of pediatric asthma and allergic diseases.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2017Review
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- Asthma associations in children attending a museum of science.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2013Article
- Improving pediatrician knowledge about environmental triggers of asthma.Clinical pediatrics · 2013Article
- An inhalation model of airway allergic response to inhalation of environmental Aspergillus fumigatus conidia in sensitized BALB/c mice.Medical mycology · 2010Article
- New-onset adult asthma in relation to damp and moldy workplaces.International archives of occupational and environmental health · 2010Article
- Elevated atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations amplify Alternaria alternata sporulation and total antigen production.Environmental health perspectives · 2010Article
- Gene expression profiling and network analysis of peripheral blood monocytes in a chronic model of allergic asthma.Microbiology and immunology · 2010Article
- Home and school environmental assessment and remediation.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2009Review
- Th2 allergic immune response to inhaled fungal antigens is modulated by TLR-4-independent bacterial products.European journal of immunology · 2009Article
- Toward a comprehensive understanding of allergic lung disease.Transactions of the American Clinical and Climatological Association · 2009Review
- Do obese adults have a higher risk of asthma attack when exposed to indoor mold? A study based on the 2005 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Fungal exposure is hypothesized (controversially) to contribute to asthma development and to trigger symptoms in patients with asthma. The ubiquity of environmental fungal exposure makes a careful review of evidence essential. Evidence that exposure to high concentrations of fungal spores, antigens, or metabolites is associated with asthma development is limited. However, because mechanisms of asthma genesis are poorly understood, so too are the mechanisms of this potential association. This association is not proof of causality. Stronger evidence supports the hypothesis that fungal exposure triggers symptoms in asthmatic individuals. Proposed mechanisms have been tested and correlations between exposure and symptoms demonstrated. Though some correlations remain speculative, controlled studies could test such hypotheses. Because asthma is common and fungal exposure is ubiquitous, it is surprising that asthmatics don't have more symptoms when exposed to fungi. Fortunately, symptoms are dose dependent, creating an opportunity to develop clinically effective interventions. Given the right guidance, even patients with severe asthma can create healthy indoor environments.
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