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Indoor environmental interventions for furry pet allergens, pest allergens, and mold: looking to the future

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Ahluwalia, Sharon K., Matsui, Elizabeth C.·2018·The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice

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Over the last 2 to 3 decades, significant advances have been made in understanding the role that indoor allergen exposures play with regard to respiratory health. Multiple studies have confirmed that sensitization and exposure to indoor allergens can be a risk factor for asthma morbidity. Environmental interventions targeting key indoor allergens have been evaluated with the aims of examining their causal effects on asthma-related outcomes and identifying clinically efficacious interventions to incorporate into treatment recommendations. Historically, it appeared that the most successful intervention, as performed in the Inner-City Asthma Study, was individually tailored, targeting multiple allergens in a predominantly low-income, minority, and urban pediatric population. Recent studies suggest that single-allergen interventions may be efficacious when targeting the most clinically relevant allergen for a population. In this article, we review recent literature on home environmental interventions and their effects on specific indoor allergen levels and asthma-related outcomes.

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    “Approximately 95–100% of inner-city households and schools contain measurable levels of this allergen (34,38,39,40,41,42).”

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    “Cockroach allergens, including Bla g 1 and Bla g 2 from the German cockroach and Per a 1 from the American cockroach, are present in cockroach saliva, debris, secretions, and feces (33,34,35).”

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Authors
Ahluwalia, S. K., & Matsui, E. C.
Affiliations
  • Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
Corresponding author
Matsui, Elizabeth C.
Venue
The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-01
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
9-19
ISSN
2213-2198 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2781960999
Cited by
62
References
99
Citations by year
2025: 10 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 9 · 2022: 11 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 7 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 6
FWCI
0.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology In Practice (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (K24AI114769, U01AI083238)
  • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (R01ES023447, R01ES026170)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Immunology and Allergy › Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization
Keywords
indoor allergens, house dust mites, molds, asthma, environmental interventions, allergen reduction, asthma morbidity, childhood asthma, allergen sensitization
MeSH terms
Animal Fur, Allergens, Animals, Asthma, Child, Cockroaches, Environmental Exposure, Fungi, Humans, Hypersensitivity, Risk Factors, Urban Population, Treatment Outcome, Air Pollution, Indoor, Pets

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