A study of western red cedar-induced asthma.
Seventeen asthmatic patients who were workers dealing with Western Red Cedar in a Japanese wooden frame factory were studied. One fraction from the aqueous extract of the lumber induced a positive skin test, Prausnitz-Kustner test and the inhalation test. This confirms the existence of antigen in Western Red Cedar and its ability to produce allergic asthma in sensitive workers.
D000109:Acetylcholine; D000336:Aerosols; D000485:Allergens; D000707:Anaphylaxis; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D004804:Eosinophils; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D007116:Immunization, Passive; D007564:Japan; D007958:Leukocyte Count; D009921:Metaproterenol; D009093:Mucus / Q000166:cytology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D010936:Plant Extracts; D012882:Skin Tests; D013147:Spirometry; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D014197:Trees; D014934:Wood
D000336:Aerosols; D000485:Allergens; D010936:Plant Extracts; D009921:Metaproterenol; D000109:Acetylcholine