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Mint essential oil: A natural and effective agent for controlling house dust mites.

PLoS ONE
Conventional methods of house dust mite control often involve chemical pesticides, raising concerns about their potential hazards. Mint essential oil presents a natural and eco-friendly alternative for managing house dust mite infestations. In this study,
Haiming Cai, Xu Zhang, Zhibin Lin, Shanshan Li, Huiquan Lin, Yongwen Lin   +5 more
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A steady-state model for predicting hygrothermal conditions in beds in relation to house dust mite requirements

, 2005
This paper describes the development, testing and validation of a simple steady-state hygrothermal bed model (BED) which predicts conditions of temperature and relative humidity within the bed core (the occupied space between mattress and covering ...
Pretlove, S.E.C., Wilkinson, T, Crowther, D., Wilkinson, T., Ridley, I., Oreszczyn, T., Ridley, I, Crowther, D, Pretlove, SEC, Oreszczyn, T   +9 more
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Airway wall remodeling in asthma : novel mechanisms of human bronchial smooth muscle cells in the induction of angiogenesis [PDF]

, 2014
Asthma is a global major health concern and it affects estimated 300 million people. The prevalence of asthma is rising and there is no cure for asthma, only the symptoms can be controlled.
Keglowich, Laura Franziska
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Environmental Pesticide Exposure in the Etiology of Pediatric Brain Tumors and Leukemia: A Scoping Review of Epidemiological Studies

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric cancer is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in children. The etiologies of pediatric cancer are largely unknown, but environmental pesticide exposures are likely to contribute. Chronic low‐dose exposure to pesticide mixtures through drinking water is a growing concern in agricultural communities.
Grace N. VanDeSteeg, Alyssa R. Russum, Matthew R. Sandbulte, Eleanor G. Rogan, Martha G. Rhoades   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Stability evaluation of house dust mite vaccines for sublingual immunotherapy [PDF]

Journal of the Serbian Chemical Society, 2010
Allergen-specific immunotherapy with house dust mite (HDM) allergen extracts can effectively alleviate the symptoms of allergic rhinitis and asthma. The efficacy of the immunotherapeutic treatment is highly dependent on the quality of house dust mite ...
MARIJA GAVROVIĆ-JANKULOVIĆ, KATARINA MILOVANOVIĆ, TANJA ĆIRKOVIĆ-VELIČKOVIĆ, LIDIJA BURAZER   +3 more
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Analysis of inhaled allergen characteristics of adult patients with allergic asthma in Beijing [PDF]

Xin yixue
Objective To analyze the characteristics of inhaled allergens in adult patients with allergic asthma in Beijing. Methods Clinical data of adult patients with allergic asthma who tested positive for inhaled allergens admitted to Department of Pulmonary ...
ZHANG Huijuan, ZHANG Mingqiang, ZHAO Lina, MU Xiangdong
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Rewired RNAi-mediated genome surveillance in house dust mites. [PDF]

PLoS Genetics, 2018
House dust mites are common pests with an unusual evolutionary history, being descendants of a parasitic ancestor. Transition to parasitism is frequently accompanied by genome rearrangements, possibly to accommodate the genetic change needed to access ...
Mosharrof Mondal, Pavel Klimov, Alex Sutton Flynt   +2 more
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Cloning and bioinformatics analysis of aquaporin proteins in the European house dust mite, Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

The European Zoological Journal, 2023
Aquaporins are highly conserved water channel proteins involved in the transport of solutes across membranes. The few aquaporins identified to date play major roles in excretion in insects.
Y. Zhou, H. Huang, D. Zhou, Q. Li, R. Pan, C. Yuan, Y. Cui   +6 more
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The effects of royal jelly on human health: A narrative review of clinical studies

JSFA reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Royal jelly (RJ) is a natural bioactive substance with documented effects on human health. This narrative review synthesizes evidence from clinical and clinically relevant experimental studies evaluating the therapeutic potential of RJ.
Georgios Goras, Andreas Thrasyvoulou, Evanthia Tsilimpokou   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Rhinovirus exacerbates house-dust-mite induced lung disease in adult mice

, 2022
Human rhinovirus is a key viral trigger for asthma exacerbations. To date, murine studies investigating rhinovirus-induced exacerbation of allergic airways disease have employed systemic sensitisation/intranasal challenge with ovalbumin.
L J Berry (13369446), G R Zosky (13368915), Peter Sly (13095165), A Kicic (13369566), L B Fernandes (13373271), J A Phan (13369563), A N Larcombe (13371429)   +6 more
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