Clinical aspects of Japanese cedar pollinosis [PDF]
Allergology International, 1998 Japanese cedar pollinosis (JCPsis) is a major national health problem in Japan. The present review provides an update on information on JCPsis based on clinical data from our research group, through the support of the Department of Health and Welfare ...
Minoru Okuda, Takao Shida
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Sublingual Immunotherapy for Japanese Cedar Pollinosis [PDF]
Allergology International, 2005 Background: Although subcutaneous immunotherapy may cure allergic diseases, it is not commonly used in Japan because of the pain and risk of anaphylactic shock.
Minoru Gotoh, Kimihiro Okubo
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Preventative Effect of a Flavonoid, Enzymatically Modified Isoquercitrin on Ocular Symptoms of Japanese Cedar Pollinosis [PDF]
Allergology International, 2009 Background: Flavonoids are nutrients that exert anti-allergic effects. We investigated the preventative effect of enzymatically modified isoquercitrin (EMIQ), a flavonoid, to relieve the symptoms of Japanese cedar pollinosis. Methods: In a parallel-group,
Masashi Narazaki +2 more
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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
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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 +8 more
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Japanese cedar pollinosis: Discovery, nomenclature, and epidemiological trends [PDF]
Proceedings of the Japan Academy Series B: Physical and Biological Sciences, 2014 The history of pollinosis in Japan before the discovery of Japanese cedar pollinosis was presented in part I in this paper. Until early 1960s, it was believed that there was no pollinosis in Japan except one case of ragweed pollinosis. The summary of how the Japanese cedar pollinosis was discovered and named was presented in part II, by referring to ...
Saito Y.
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Effect of fexofenadine on the quality of life of Japanese cedar pollinosis patients [PDF]
Allergology International, 2004 Background: The aim of the present survey was to investigate the changes associated with fexofenadine administration in the quality of life (QOL) of Japanese cedar pollinosis patients.
Kimihiro Okubo +5 more
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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 ...
Yuji Maeda, Kazuo Akiyama, Takao Shida
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Present Situation of Cedar Pollinosis in Japan and its Immune Responses [PDF]
Allergology International, 2009 Recent observations have suggested significant worldwide increase in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and cedar pollinosis. In Japan, Japanese cedar (Cryptometria japonica) and Japanese cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) pollens are considered to be the ...
Yoshitaka Okamoto +4 more
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Non-IgE,-IgG4 Antibody to Japanese Cedar Pollen Allergens:Comparison of Its Prevalence and Titers between Pollinosis Patients and Non-Patients [PDF]
Allergology International, 2005 Background: IgG antibody to allergens in the serum of pollinosis patients is not routinely measured, because there are no simple methods for assaying small amounts of specific IgG in the serum ; so far only IgE and IgG4 antibodies have been assayed.
Hiroshi Miyazawa +6 more
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