Grass Phl p5 aeroallergen quantification in outdoor air samples: correlation with pollen counts

• Main Author: Antunes, Célia M.
• Publication Date: 2008
• Other Authors: Caldeira, Ana. T., Martins, M. Rosário, Munhoz, V.W., Thibaudon, M., Carvalho, E., Brandão, Rui
• Format: Conference object
• Language: eng
• Source: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Download full: http://hdl.handle.net/10174/1559
• topic: Imunoensaio; Alergenios polínicos; Quantificação de pólen

Currently allergen exposure is estimated from pollen counts in air samples. However, there is not yet enough evidence to establish this technique as a reliable indicator of allergen exposure. Presently, there are a few reliable and sensitive ELISA methods that allow allergen quantification in environmental air samples but none is known to quantify Poaceae allergens. The aim of this work was to develop a novel approach to quantify Phl p5, one of the main allergen from Phleum pratense.