Pollen-allergy as an ecological phenomenon: A review

Plant Biosystems

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 341-352

  Linskens, Hans Ferdinand ^b   Cresti, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034538166     PISSN: 11263504     EISSN: 17245575     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11263500012331350495     Document Type: Article

References (70)

1. Aberg N., 1989. Asthma and allergic rhinitis in Swedish conscripts. Clin. Exp. Allergy, 19: 59-63.
2. Andersen S.T., 1970. The relative pollen productivity and pollen representation of north European trees, and correction factors for tree pollen spectra. Danmarks Geol. Unders. R. 2, 96: 1-99.
3. ANONYMOUS, 1998. European Allergy White Paper (Allergic diseases as a public health problem in Europe). UCB Pharmaceutical Sector, Brussels.
4. Atzei A.D. and VARGiu G., 1990. Piante e allergie da polline. La pollinosi nella provincia di Sassari. Amministrazione Provinciale di Sassari.
5. Bhallap L., Swoboda L, Singh M.B., 1999. Antisence mediated silencing of a gene encoding a major ryegrass pollen allergen. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 96: 11676-11680.
6. BLACKLEY C.H., 1873. Experimental research on the causes and nature of Catarrhus Aestivus (Hay-Fever or Hay-Asthma). Dawson, London.
7. BOSTOCK J., 1828. On the catarrhus aestivus or summer catarrh. Med. Chir. Transact. London, 14: 437.
8. Burney P., 1993. Epidemiology of asthma. Allergy, 48: 17-21.
9. ClAMPOLiNl F. and CRESTI M., 1981. Atlante dei principali pollini allergenicipresenti in Italia. Università degli Studi di Siena.
10. CLÉMENT C. and AUDRAN J.C., 1999. Anther carbohydrates during in vivo and in vitro pollen development. In: CLÉMENT C., Pacini E., Audran J.C. (eds), Anther and pollen, from biology to biotechnology, 69-90. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
11. D’Amato G., 1988. Atlante dei pollini allergenici. Bayropharm Italiana.
12. D’Amato G., Russo M., Liccardi G., D’Amato M., Mistrello G., Falagiani P, 1998. Allergen exposure and respiratory allergy: Outdoor and indoor estimation of airborne pollen allergens. Proc. 6th Intern. Cong. Aerobiology, Perugia, pp. 220.
13. Davies R.J., Rusznak C., Devalia J.L., 1998. Why is allergy increasing? Environmental factors. Clin. Exp. Allergy, 28: 8-14.
14. Driessen M.N.B.M., 1991. Pollen and pollinosis, medical and botanical aspects. Thesis University Nijmegen.
15. Driessen M.N.B.M., van Herpen R.M.A., Moelands R.P.M., Spieksma F.Th.M., 1989. Prediction of the start of the grass pollen season for the western part of the Netherlands. Grana, 28: 37-44.
16. Driessen M.N.B.M., van Herpen R.M.A., Smithuis L.O.M.J., 1990. Prediction of start of the grass pollen season for the southern part of the Netherlands. Grana, 29: 79-86.
17. El-Ghazaly G., Takahashi Y., Nakamura S., Cresti M., 1998. Environmental allergenic proteins from pollen grains and orbicules of birch. Proc. 6th Intern. Congr. Aerobiology, Perugia, pp. 297.
18. Elliotson J 1833. Catarrhus Aestivus or Hay Fever. London Med. Gaz., 12: 164.
19. Emanuel M.B., 1988. Hay fever, a post industrial revolution epidemic: a history of its growth during the 19th century. Clin. Allergy, 18: 295-304.
20. Emberlin J., 1994. The effects of pattern in climate and pollen abundance on allergy. Allergy, 49: 15-20.
21. Emberlin J., 1995. Plant allergens on pauci-micronic airborne particles. Clin. Exp. Allergy, 25: 202-205.
22. Emberlin J., 1998. Aerobiology and recent environmental changes. Proc. 6th Intern. Congr. Aerobiology, Perugia, pp. 14-17.
23. Emecz T.I., 1962. The effect of meterological conditions in anthesis in agricultural grasses. Ann. Bot. N.S., 26: 159-172.
24. Erdtman G., 1969. Handbook of Palynology. Morphology. Taxonomy. Ecology. An introduction to the study of pollen grains and spores. Munksgaard, Copenhagen.
25. FLRBAS F. and SAGROMSKY H., 1947. Untersuchungen über die Größe des jährlichen Pollenniederschlags vom Gesichtspunkt der Stoffproduktion. Biol. Zentralblatt, 66: 129-140.
26. Frei T, 1999. Pollenasthma in der Schweiz von 1993-1997. Allergologie, 22: 382-387.
27. JÄGER L., 1996. Allergien.werden sie weiter ansteigen? Yearbook 1993. Deutsch. Akad. Naturforscher Leopoldina/Halle, Saale, Leopoldina R, 41: 211-222.
28. JORDE W. and LLNSKENS H.F., 1974. Zur Persorption von Pollen und Sporen durch die intakte Darmschleimhaut. Acta AUergol., 29: 165-175.
29. JOKDE W. and LLNSKENS H.F., 1979. Pollen als Allergenträger. In: Ekdtman G. (ed.), Pollinosis, 17-25. Dustri, München-Deisenhofen.
30. JORDE W. and SCHATA M., 1986. Is “hay-fever” a correct description of diseases caused by allergic reactions to pollen? Acta Bot. Neerl., 35: 469-473.
31. Keijzer C.J., 1987. The process of anther dehiscence and pollen dispersal. I. The opening mechanisms of longitudinally dehiscing anthers. NewPhytol., 105: 487-498.
32. Kleiner H., Arkins J.A., Lauwasser A., 1975. Correlation between date of birth and pollen sensitivity. Ann. Allergy, 34: 310-314.
33. KNOX B. and SUPHIOGLU C., 1996. Environmental and molecular biology of pollen allergens. Trends Plant Sei., 5: 156-160.
34. Leuschner R.M. and Boehm G., 1979. Investigations with the "Individual pollen collector” and the Burkard trap with reference to hay fever patients. Clin. Allergy, 9: 175-184.
35. Lindholm H., Heahtela T., Bjorksten F.B., Koskenvuo K., Laitinen L.A., 1990. Prevalence of asthma in finnish young men. Br. Med. J., 301: 266-268.
36. LINSKENS H.F., 1982. Pollen collection during a balloon trip. Incompatibility Newsletter, 14: 116-120.
37. LINSKENS H.F., 1992. Mature pollen and its impact on plant and man. In; Cresti M. and TlEZZl A. (eds), Sexual Plant Reproduction, 203-217. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
38. LINSKENS H.F., 1996. Pollen deposition in arctic mosses from Severnya Zemlya Archipelago, Franz-Joseph Land and from Novaya Zemlya. Proc. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch. (Amsterdam), 99: 71-84.
39. LINSKENS H.F., 1999. Pollen as food for human and animals and as medicine. In: CRESTI M., Cai G., MoscATELLI A. (eds), Fertilization in higher plants, molecular and cytological aspects, Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York, pp. 397-403.
40. LINSKENS H.F., JORDE W., VAN DER WERKEN P., 1977. Time depended release of allergens from rye pollen (Secale cereale): Application of a quick extraction to the biomedical analysis of allergenic activity. Allergol. ImmunopathoL, 5: 332.
41. LINSKENS H.F., VAN DER WERKEN P., JORDE W, 1980. The formation of allergens during the development of rye pollen (Secale cereale). Allergol. ImmunopathoL, 8: 35-44.
42. LINSKENS H.F. and JORDE W., 1986. Pollentransport in großen Höhen. Beobachtungen während der Fahrt mit einem Gasballon. Allergologie, 9: 55-58.
43. LINSKENS H.F. and Cresti M., 1988. The effect of temperature, humidity and light on the dehiscence of tobacco anthers. Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch. (Amsterdam), 91: 369-375.
44. LINSKENS H.F., CLAMPOLINI F, CRESTI M., 1993. Spider webs as pollen traps. Proc. Kon. Nederl. Akad. Wetensch. (Amster-dam), 94: 415-425.
45. LINSKENS H.F. and JOKDE W, 1997. Pollen as food and medicine. a review. Econ. Bot., 51: 78-87.
46. Losey J.E., Rayor L.S., CARTER M.E., 1999. Transgenic pollen harms monarch larvae. Nature, 399: 214.
47. Lozzi R., Cresti M., De Dominicis V., 1983. Primi dati sulla variazione giornaliera del polline aerodisperso in Siena. Folia Allergol. Immunol. Ital., 30: 201-205.
48. Murgia M., De Dominicis V., Cresti M., Silvestri S., 1982. A pollen calendar for Siena (Central Italy): preliminary data. New Phytol, 92: 601-605.
49. Murgia M., De Dominicis V., Cresti M., 1983. The pollen calendar of Siena (Central Italy). Allergol ImmunopathoL, 11:361-365.
50. Mutius E.V., 1996. Atopie und Asthma bronchiale, Allergologie, 19: 302-309.
51. Ong K.E., SING M.B., Knox B.R., 1995. Aeroallergens of plant origin: molecular basis and aerobiological significance. Aerobiologia, 11: 219-229.
52. Pacini E. and Franchi G.G., 1998. Pollen dispersal units, gynoedum and pollination. In: OWENS S.J. and RuDALL P.J. (eds), Reproductive Biology, 183-195, Royal Botanical Garden, Kew
53. Peat J.K., van den Berg R.H., Green W.F., Mellis C.M., LEEDER S.R., WOODCOCK A.J., 1994. Changing prevalence of asthma in Australian children. Brit. Med. J., 308: 1592-1596.
54. PHOEBUS P, 1862. Dertypische Frühsommerkatarrh oder das sogenannte Heufieber, Heuasthma. Giessen.
55. POHL F., 1937a. Die Pollenkorngewichte einiger windblütiger Pflanzen und ihre ökologische Bedeutung. Beih, Bot. CbL, A56 : 112-172.
56. POHL F., 1937b. Die Pollenerzeugung der Windblütler. Beih. Bot. CbL A, 56: 365-370.
57. Rantio-Lehtimäki A. and Matikainen E., 1998. Alternative information about airborne allergens and pollen counts. Proc. 6th Intern. Congr. Aerobiology, Perugia, pp. 229.
58. REMPE H., 1937. Untersuchungen über die Verbreitung des Blütenstaubes durch die Luftströmungen. Planta, 27: 93-147.
59. Romano B., Mincigrucci G., Frenguelli G., Bricchi E., Murgia M., Cresti M., De Dominicis V., 1986. Pollen concentration in central Italy (Ascoli Piceno and Siena). Grana, 25:215-220.
60. Rottoli R, Rottoli L., Carriero G., Beltrami V., Reuni M., Murgia M., Cresti M., 1986. Studio delle allergopatie respiratorie nel centro-sud della Toscana. In: Perna L., Rottoli P, Rottoli L. (eds), Medicina respiratoria oggi, Raccolta di scritti in memoria del Prof. L. Lenzini. N. 2, pp. 215-221.
61. SCHADEWALDT FI., 1979. Terminologie. Die Theorien über die Anaphylaxie und ihre experimentelle Begründungen. Geschichte der Allergie in 4 Bänden. Dustri, München-Deisenhofen, Voi, 1. 426 pp.
62. SCHADEWALDT H., 1980. Heufieber. Asthma bronchiale. Geschichte der Allergie in 4 Bänden. Dustri, München-Deisenhofen, Voi. 2, 354 pp.
63. Schata M., Noebel A., Fabry H., Jorde W, 1983. Zusammenhänge zwischen Pollinosis und Geburtsmonat. Allergologie, 6: 372-377.
64. Singh M.N., Hough T, Theerakulpisut P, Avjioglu A., Davies S., Smith P, Taylor P, Simpson R.J., Ward L.D., McCluskey J., Puy R., Knox R.B., 1991. Isolation ofcDNA encoding a newly identified major allergenic protein of rye-grass pollen: Intracellular targeting to the amyloplast. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sei. USA, 88: 1384-1388.
65. STANLEY R.G. and Linskens H.F., 1974. Pollen. Biology, Biochemistry, Management: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg, New York.
66. Storm van Leeuwen W and Kremer W, 1926. Die Resultate der Behandlung des Asthma bronchiale in allergenfreien Zimmern. Klin. Wochenschr., 5: 691-695.
67. Storm van Leeuwen W. and Tissot van Patot P.N., 1929. Allergenfreie Zimmer. Klin. Wochenschr., 8: 986-988.
68. Vieths S., Janek K., Aulepp H., Petersen A., 1995. Isolation and characterization of the 18-kDa major apple allergen and comparison with the major birch pollen allergen (Bet v I). Allergy, 50: 421-430.
69. Wieland S.K., von Mutius E., Hirsch T., Duhme H., Fritzsch C., Hüsing A., Leopold W, Keil U., 1999. Epidemiologie allergischer Erkrankungen in Deutschland. Allergologie, 22: 251.
70. Wolf-Eisner A., 1906. Das Heufieber, sein Wesen und seine Bedeutung. Lehmann, München.