title: Indoor air-related effects and airborne (1 --> 3)-beta-D-glucan.
abstract: In studies on the relation between indoor mold exposure and symptoms/disease, the exposure should be described in terms of biomass and not viability. This paper reviews field studies in which (1--> 3)-ss-d-glucan was measured as a marker of biomass and was related to the extent of symptoms and measures of inflammation among exposed subjects. Increased levels of (1-->3)-ss-d-glucan were related to an increased extent of symptoms and markers of inflammation. The data suggest that (1-->3)-ss-d-glucan can be used as a risk marker in indoor environments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.ragnar.rylander@envmed.gu.se
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rylander
mesh_terms: D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D018533:Biomass; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D005658:Fungi / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005936:Glucans / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D005936:Glucans