Response of individuals with reactive airway disease to sulfates and other atmospheric pollutants.
Severity of daytime and nighttime symptoms and medication requirements of 34 asthmatic volunteers were correlated to pollutant-pollen levels and to meteorologic characteristics continuously recorded over an eight-month period. Results of this longitudinal study suggest that as many as 9% of asthmatics may be sensitive to levels of sulfate in the ambient air and that reduction of sulfate levels to below 10 microgram/ml3 would significantly reduce tha frequency and severity of symptoms and needs for medication in these individuals.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D001249:Asthma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D002940:Circadian Rhythm; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D013431:Sulfates / Q000009:adverse effects*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D010083:Oxidants, Photochemical; D013431:Sulfates