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ReviewThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice

Home Environmental Interventions for House Dust Mite.

Jeffrey M Wilson, Thomas A E Platts-Mills

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Review in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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45citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 109 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jeffrey M WilsonDivision of Allergy and Immunology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.
Thomas A E Platts-MillsDivision of Allergy and Immunology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va. Electronic address: tap2z@virginia.edu.
University of Virginia · US

Funding

DUST MITE, COCKROACH AND CAT ALLERGENS IN HOUSES/ASTHMAR01AI020565 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA CHARLOTTESVILLE · PI PLATTS-MILLS, THOMAS A. · 1985 to 2017
$7.1M
NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI020565
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has been 50 years since the dust mite was first appreciated to be a major source of allergen in house dust, and by extension a key trigger of allergic respiratory disease. Since that time a number of protein allergens have been identified and characterized, mainly from mite feces, and standardized mite extracts and IgE assays have been developed. Insights into the lifecycle of dust mites and aspects of mite allergen biology have shed light on the mechanisms that lead to respiratory disease and to the development of interventions that can minimize dust mite allergen exposure. It is now clear that dust mite allergy is a key contributor to asthma in many parts of the world, and that long-term avoidance can be effective for preventing sensitization and minimizing the development and severity of respiratory disease. Here, we discuss the evidence linking dust mites with respiratory disease, outline studies that support the efficacy of home environmental interventions, and highlight practical methods that have been shown to be effective as part of a multifaceted approach to dust mite avoidance.

Indexed as

Air Pollution, IndoorAllergy and ImmunologyAnimalsAntigens, DermatophagoidesAsthmaEnvironmental ExposureHistory, 20th CenturyHistory, 21st CenturyHumansHypersensitivityImmunoglobulin ELife Cycle StagesLung DiseasesPyroglyphidaeUnited StatesAntigens, DermatophagoidesImmunoglobulin EAllergen avoidanceAllergic asthmaHouse dust mite

Identifiers

PMID29310755
PMCPMC6474366
OpenAlexW2781485084

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