title: Seasonal rhinitis in a cat sensitized to Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) pollen.
abstract: A cat showing seasonal allergic symptoms of rhinitis was examined for reactivities to Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica, CJ) pollen allergen by intradermal skin test (IDST), Prausnitz-Kustner (P-K) test, and lymphocyte blastogenic response. In IDST for 26 common allergens. the cat showed a positive reaction to CJ pollen allergen. P-K test using CJ pollen allergen also showed a positive reaction, indicating the presence of serum IgE specific to CJ pollen. In the lymphocyte blastogenic response, the stimulation index in the presence of CJ pollen allergen was 2.4. These data suggested that the seasonal rhinitis observed in the cat was caused by the sensitization to CJ pollen allergen.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The Universitly of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kurata
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakaguchi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamashita
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohno
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tsujimoto
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D002415:Cats; D032462:Cycadopsida / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D006255:Rhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D014197:Trees / Q000276:immunology