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Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa

Background and objectives: The relationship between air pollen quantity and the sensitization of allergic patients is crucial for both the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. Weather conditions influence the distribution of allergenic pollen and increases in pollen concentration may negati...

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Autores principales: Minić, Rajna, Josipović, Mirjana, Tomić Spirić, Vesna, Gavrović-Jankulović, Marija, Perić Popadić, Aleksandra, Prokopijević, Ivana, Ljubičić, Ana, Stamenković, Danijela, Burazer, Lidija
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Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32033101
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56020059
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author Minić, Rajna
Josipović, Mirjana
Tomić Spirić, Vesna
Gavrović-Jankulović, Marija
Perić Popadić, Aleksandra
Prokopijević, Ivana
Ljubičić, Ana
Stamenković, Danijela
Burazer, Lidija
author_facet Minić, Rajna
Josipović, Mirjana
Tomić Spirić, Vesna
Gavrović-Jankulović, Marija
Perić Popadić, Aleksandra
Prokopijević, Ivana
Ljubičić, Ana
Stamenković, Danijela
Burazer, Lidija
author_sort Minić, Rajna
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description Background and objectives: The relationship between air pollen quantity and the sensitization of allergic patients is crucial for both the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. Weather conditions influence the distribution of allergenic pollen and increases in pollen concentration may negatively affect the health of allergic patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the implementation of allergen immunotherapy with regard to air pollen concentration. Material and Methods: Here we examined the relationship between Betula air pollen concentration and the usage of Betula verrucosa allergen immunotherapy in Serbia. Examination covered the period from 2015 to 2018. Measurement of airborne pollen concentration was performed with Lanzoni volumetric pollen traps. The evidence of the usage of sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) was gathered from patients with documented sensitization to specific pollen. Results: During this period tree pollens were represented with 58% ± 21% of all measured air pollen species, while Betula pollen represented 15% ± 8% of all tree pollens. Betula pollination peaked in April. Allergen immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa in Serbia is entirely conducted as sublingual immunotherapy and represents 47.1% ± 1.4% of issued tree pollen SLIT. The use of pollen SLIT increased by 68% from 2015 to 2018, with an even greater increase in usage recorded for Betula SLIT—80%. Conclusions: This analysis shows a clear causative relationship between pollination and the type/prevalence of applied allergen immunotherapy. Information about the flowering seasons of allergenic plants is very important for people who suffer from allergy, for clinical allergologists, as well as for governing authorities. The presented data is of practical importance to the proper timing of immunotherapy initiation and of importance for urban landscaping. The obtained data can be the starting point for the instatement of a thorough epidemiological study and the inclusion of Serbia on the pollen map of Europe.
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spelling pubmed-70742752020-03-19 Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa Minić, Rajna Josipović, Mirjana Tomić Spirić, Vesna Gavrović-Jankulović, Marija Perić Popadić, Aleksandra Prokopijević, Ivana Ljubičić, Ana Stamenković, Danijela Burazer, Lidija Medicina (Kaunas) Article Background and objectives: The relationship between air pollen quantity and the sensitization of allergic patients is crucial for both the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases. Weather conditions influence the distribution of allergenic pollen and increases in pollen concentration may negatively affect the health of allergic patients. The aim of this study was to analyze the implementation of allergen immunotherapy with regard to air pollen concentration. Material and Methods: Here we examined the relationship between Betula air pollen concentration and the usage of Betula verrucosa allergen immunotherapy in Serbia. Examination covered the period from 2015 to 2018. Measurement of airborne pollen concentration was performed with Lanzoni volumetric pollen traps. The evidence of the usage of sublingual allergen immunotherapy (SLIT) was gathered from patients with documented sensitization to specific pollen. Results: During this period tree pollens were represented with 58% ± 21% of all measured air pollen species, while Betula pollen represented 15% ± 8% of all tree pollens. Betula pollination peaked in April. Allergen immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa in Serbia is entirely conducted as sublingual immunotherapy and represents 47.1% ± 1.4% of issued tree pollen SLIT. The use of pollen SLIT increased by 68% from 2015 to 2018, with an even greater increase in usage recorded for Betula SLIT—80%. Conclusions: This analysis shows a clear causative relationship between pollination and the type/prevalence of applied allergen immunotherapy. Information about the flowering seasons of allergenic plants is very important for people who suffer from allergy, for clinical allergologists, as well as for governing authorities. The presented data is of practical importance to the proper timing of immunotherapy initiation and of importance for urban landscaping. The obtained data can be the starting point for the instatement of a thorough epidemiological study and the inclusion of Serbia on the pollen map of Europe. MDPI 2020-02-04 /pmc/articles/PMC7074275/ /pubmed/32033101 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56020059 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Minić, Rajna
Josipović, Mirjana
Tomić Spirić, Vesna
Gavrović-Jankulović, Marija
Perić Popadić, Aleksandra
Prokopijević, Ivana
Ljubičić, Ana
Stamenković, Danijela
Burazer, Lidija
Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa
title Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa
title_full Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa
title_fullStr Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa
title_short Impact of Tree Pollen Distribution on Allergic Diseases in Serbia: Evidence of Implementation of Allergen Immunotherapy to Betula verrucosa
title_sort impact of tree pollen distribution on allergic diseases in serbia: evidence of implementation of allergen immunotherapy to betula verrucosa
topic Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7074275/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32033101
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/medicina56020059
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