title: Correlation between Olea europaea and Parietaria judaica pollen counts and quantification of their major allergens Ole e 1 and Par j 1-Par j 2.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In patients with pollinosis, allergic symptoms are often correlated with the number of airborne pollen grains, although this correlation is not always close. The direct measurement of the concentration of aeroallergens has only recently been introduced and is an important advance in public health information systems.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To compare specific quantification of aeroallergens Ole e 1 and Par j 1-Par j 2 Olea and Urticaceae pollen counts.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Hirst method sampler and the Burkard Cyclone sampler were used for pollen count and allergen quantification, respectively. The aerosol was extracted and quantified for Ole e 1 and Par j 1-Par j 2 content using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay procedures.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Day-to-day variations were observed in both the pollen count and the amount of allergens. Pollen counts and aeroallergen quantification were closely correlated with 99% significance (Olea/Ole e 1: R = 0.892, P < .001; Urticaceae/Par j 1-Par j 2: R = 0.734, P < .001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The technique for the sampling and quantification of aeroallergens presented in this article, based on enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and applied to the protein extracts directly obtained from the bioaerosol, represents an important advance in the epidemiologic study of allergic respiratory diseases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Technical University of Cartagena, Cartagena, Spain. Stella.Moreno@upct.es
authors.forename: Stella
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moreno-Grau
authors.forename: Belén
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Elvira-Rendueles
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: García-Sánchez
authors.forename: Nuria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vergara
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Asturias
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Arilla
authors.forename: Ignacio
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ibarrola
authors.forename: Juan A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Seoane-Camba
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suárez-Cervera
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols / Q000032:analysis; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D052179:Antigens, Plant; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D031658:Olea / Q000276:immunology; D032403:Parietaria / Q000276:immunology; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens; D052179:Antigens, Plant; C081946:Ole e I protein, Olea europaea; C506384:Par j 2 allergen, Parietaria; C083860:Par j I protein, Parietaria judaica; D010940:Plant Proteins