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 +8 more
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Effect of Japanese Cedar Pollen Sublingual Immunotherapy on Asthma Patients with Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis Caused by Japanese Cedar Pollen [PDF]
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 ...
Shoko Ueda +16 more
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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 +4 more
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Relationships among indoor, outdoor, and personal airborne Japanese cedar pollen counts. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Japanese cedar pollinosis (JCP) is an important illness caused by the inhalation of airborne allergenic cedar pollens, which are dispersed in the early spring throughout the Japanese islands.
Naomichi Yamamoto +3 more
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A Clinical Study of Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) Pollen-Induced Asthma
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 ...
Yuji Maeda, Kazuo Akiyama, Takao Shida
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Changes of Micro-RNAs in Asymptomatic Subjects Sensitized to Japanese Cedar Pollen after Prophylactic Sublingual Immunotherapy [PDF]
Allergy & Rhinology, 2015 Japanese cedar pollinosis is the predominant seasonal allergic rhinitis in Japan, and it has increased in prevalence during the past 10 years. Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) is considered a safe and effective treatment for pollinosis. Micro-RNAs (miRNAs)
Bo Hou M.D. +7 more
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Measurement of Japanese Cedar Pollen-Specific IgE in Nasal Secretions
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 +2 more
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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.
Kohei Honda +4 more
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Efficacy of Japanese cedar pollen sublingual immunotherapy tablets for Japanese cypress pollinosis. [PDF]
J Allergy Clin Immunol Glob, 2023 We previously demonstrated the efficacy of Japanese cedar (JC) pollen sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) tablets for treating seasonal allergic rhinitis in a clinical trial (trial no. 206-2-1) that covered 5 pollen dispersal seasons from 2015 to 2019.Our aim was to perform post hoc analysis of the 206-2-1 trial data to evaluate the efficacy of JC pollen ...
Kurokawa T +6 more
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Asthma in Patients With Japanese Cedar Pollinosis [PDF]
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2012 Japanese cedar pollen is the most common causative allergen for seasonal allergic rhinitis (AR) in Japan. More commonly known as Japanese cedar pollinosis, it occurs in spring causing the typical symptoms of seasonal AR, such as sneezing, rhinorrhea ...
Akihiko Tanaka +3 more
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