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ArticleAllergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2021

Clinical validation of controlled exposure to house dust mite in the environmental exposure unit (EEU).

Lubnaa Hossenbaccus, Sophia Linton, Jenny Thiele, Lisa Steacy, Terry Walker, Crystal Malone, Anne K Ellis

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Article in Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lubnaa HossenbaccusDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Sophia LintonDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Jenny ThieleDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada.
Lisa SteacyAllergy Research Unit, Kingston Health Sciences Center - KGH Site, Kingston, Canada.
Terry WalkerAllergy Research Unit, Kingston Health Sciences Center - KGH Site, Kingston, Canada.
Crystal MaloneAllergy Research Unit, Kingston Health Sciences Center - KGH Site, Kingston, Canada.
Anne K EllisDepartment of Biomedical and Molecular Sciences, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada. ellisa@queensu.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0725-2353
Queen's University · CAKingston Health Sciences Centre · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

rationaleThe Environmental Exposure Unit (EEU), a controlled allergen exposure model of allergic rhinitis (AR), has traditionally utilized seasonal allergens. We sought to clinically validate the use of house dust mite (HDM), a perennial allergen, in the HDM-EEU, a specially designed facility within the larger EEU.

methodsForty-four HDM-allergic and eleven non-allergic participants were screened and deemed eligible for one of two 3-h exposure sessions in the HDM-EEU. Participants were exposed to a modest or higher HDM target, with blood and nasal brushing samples collected before and after allergen exposure. Symptomatic data, including Total Nasal Symptom Score (TNSS), Total Ocular Symptom Score (TOSS), Total Rhinoconjunctivitis Symptom Score (TRSS), and Peak Nasal Inspiratory Flow (PNIF) were collected at baseline, every 30 min until 3 h, on an hourly basis for up to 12 h, and at 24 h following the onset of HDM exposure.

resultsThe modest and higher HDM target sessions respectively featured cumulative total particle counts of 156,784 and 266,694 particles (2.5-25 µm), Der f 1 concentrations of 2.67 ng/m

conclusionsThe HDM-EEU is an appropriate model to study HDM-induced AR as it can generate clinically relevant AR symptoms amongst HDM-allergic individuals.

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Allergic rhinitisControlled allergen challenge facilityEnvironmental exposure unitHouse dust mite

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PMID33771217
PMCPMC7995585
OpenAlexW3139012228

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