期刊名称：Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
印刷版ISSN：1232-1966
电子版ISSN：1898-2263
出版年度：2015
卷号：22
期号：1
页码：96-101
DOI：10.5604/12321966.1141376
出版社：Institute of Agricultural Medicine in Lublin
摘要：Córdoba is one of the Spanish cities with the highest records of plane tree pollen grains in the air. Clinical studies haveidentified Platanus as a major cause of pollinosis. This fact provokes an important public health problem during earlyspring when these trees bloom. The objective of the study is to evaluate the correlation between airborne pollen countsand Pla a 1 aeroallergen concentrations in Córdoba, to elucidate if airborne pollen can be an accurate measure that helpsto explain the prevalence of allergenic symptoms. Pollen sampling was performed during 2011–2012 using a Hirst-typesampler. Daily average concentration of pollen grains (pollen grains/m3) was obtained following the methodology proposedby the Spanish Aerobiology Network. A multi-vial cyclone was used for the aeroallergen quantification. Allergenic particleswere measured by ELISA using specific antibodies Pla a 1. The trend of Platanus pollen was characterized by a markedseasonality, reaching high concentrations in a short period of time. Airborne pollen and aeroallergen follow similar trends.The overlapping profile between both variables during both years shows that pollen and Pla a 1 are significantly correlated.The highest significant correlation coefficients were obtained during 2011 and for the post peak. Although some studieshave found notable divergence between pollen and allergen concentrations in the air, in the case of Platanus in Córdoba,similar aerobiological dynamics between pollen and Pla a 1 have been found. Allergenic activity was found only duringthe plane tree pollen season, showing a close relationship with daily pollen concentrations. The obtained pollen potencywas similar for both years of study. The results suggest that the allergenic response in sensitive patients to plane tree pollencoincide with the presence and magnitude of airborne pollen
关键词：Platanus; aeroallergens; airborne pollen; Pla a 1; pollinosis
