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A novel approach of preventing Japanese cedar pollen dispersal that is the cause of Japanese cedar pollinosis (JCP) using pollen-specific fungal infection. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2013
In Japan, Japanese cedar pollen dispersal is one of the major causes of pollinosis. Sydowia japonica is an ascomycetous fungus that grows exclusively on the male strobili of Japanese cedar, suggesting a possible mechanism for controlling pollen dispersal.
Yuuri Hirooka, Mitsuteru Akiba, Yu Ichihara, Hayato Masuya, Yoshihiro Takahata, Tomohisa Suda, Yutaka Yada, Shigehiro Yamamoto, Takanori Kubono   +8 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Identification of Cha o 3 homolog Cry j 4 from Cryptomeria japonica (Japanese cedar) pollen: Limitation of the present Japanese cedar–specific ASIT

Allergology International, 2018
Background: About one-third of the Japanese population suffers from Japanese cedar pollinosis, which is frequently accompanied by Japanese cypress pollinosis. Recently, a novel major Japanese cypress pollen allergen, Cha o 3, was discovered.
Toshihiro Osada
exaly   +4 more sources

A Clinical Study of Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) Pollen-Induced Asthma [PDF]

Allergology International, 2008
Background: Grass and birch pollens are known to induce asthma. However there are few reports about other pollen-induced asthma. Japanese cedar is the most common allergen in rhinitis in Japan but is controversial on whether it can provoke asthma ...
Takao Shida
exaly   +4 more sources

Effect of Japanese Cedar Pollen Sublingual Immunotherapy on Asthma Patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Japanese Cedar Pollen

Biomolecules, 2022
Allergen immunotherapy is a promising treatment for allergic diseases that induce immune tolerance through the administration of specific allergens. In this study, we investigate the efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) in asthmatic patients with ...
Kazuhisa Takahashi, Satomi Shiota, Asako Chiba   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Measurement of Japanese Cedar Pollen-Specific IgE in Nasal Secretions [PDF]

Allergology International, 2014
Background: : Japanese cedar pollen (JCP) is the most common allergen for seasonal allergic rhinitis in Japan. Little is known about local production of immunoglobulin (Ig)E in people with or without Japanese cedar pollinosis. The aims of this study were
Hiroshi Sakaida, Sawako Masuda, Kazuhiko Takeuchi   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

The Relationship between Pollen Count Levels and Prevalence of Japanese Cedar Pollinosis in Northeast Japan [PDF]

Allergology International, 2013
Background: The prevalence of Japanese cedar (JC) pollinosis in Japanese children is increasing. However, few studies have reported the relationship between pollen count levels and the prevalence of pollinosis.
Eiko Itô
exaly   +4 more sources

Relationship among airborne pollen, sensitization, and pollen food allergy syndrome in Asian allergic children [PDF]

PeerJ, 2022
Background Causes of pediatric pollen food allergy syndrome (PFAS) differ depending on airborne pollen levels in a particular region. We aimed to analyze airborne pollen counts, IgE sensitization rates, and PFAS incidence among children with allergies in
Yoonha Hwang, Chikako Motomura, Hironobu Fukuda, Reiko Kishikawa, Naoto Watanabe, Shigemi Yoshihara   +5 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Japanese cedar and cypress pollinosis updated: New allergens, cross-reactivity, and treatment

Allergology International, 2021
Pollen from many tree species in the Cupressaceae family is a well-known cause of seasonal allergic diseases worldwide. Japanese cedar pollinosis and Japanese cypress pollinosis, which are caused by pollen from Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and ...
Toshihiro Osada, Mitsuhiro Okano
doaj   +1 more source

Japanese cedar pollen sublingual immunotherapy is effective in treating seasonal allergic rhinitis during the pollen dispersal period for Japanese cedar and Japanese cypress

Allergology International, 2022
Syuji Yonekura, Minoru Gotoh, Mitsuhiro Okano, Tomoya Kurokawa, Yuriko Maekawa, Kimihiro Okubo, Yoshitaka Okamoto   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Japanese cedar pollen upregulates the effector functions of eosinophils

Asia Pacific Allergy, 2021
Background Symptoms of rhinitis and asthma can be exacerbated during Japanese cedar pollen (JCP)-scattering season, even in subjects who are not sensitized to JCP, suggesting that innate immune responses may contribute to this process.
Miyauchi, Sachiko, Nakagome, Kazuyuki, Noguchi, Toru, Kobayashi, Takehito, Ueda, Yutaka, Soma, Tomoyuki, Nagata, Makoto   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources