title: [Tool for the study of household allergens].
abstract: Analysis of environmental allergens is a method used for research purposes and for the management of patients with allergic rhinitis or asthma. Until recently, only pollen counts and the determination of atmospheric fungal spores could be performed, but new techniques are now available which enable allergens that are present in the indoor environment to be identified and quantified. With the development of immunochemical techniques using antibodies directed specifically against the major allergens contained in house dust, numerous samples of house dust or environmental air can be analyzed. Alternatively, tests detecting markers of allergen-producing organisms (excretion and secretion products) can be envisaged for routine analysis of multiple house dust specimens. The new techniques should result in a better definition of tolerable allergen levels and of thresholds of sensitization or clinical manifestations. They also provide objective means of evaluating the effectiveness of measures aimed at removing allergens from household environments.
authors.affiliation: Service de Pneumologie II, CHRU, Strasbourg.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pauli
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Le Mao
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hoyet
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D004391:Dust / Q000032:analysis*; D006147:Guanine / Q000032:analysis; D011852:Radioallergosorbent Test; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D004391:Dust; D006147:Guanine
vernacular_title: Moyens d'étude des allergènes de l'environnement domestique.