title: Ozone affects pollen viability and NAD(P)H oxidase release from Ambrosia artemisiifolia pollen.
abstract: Air pollution is frequently proposed as a cause of the increased incidence of allergy in industrialised countries. We investigated the impact of ozone (O(3)) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) and allergen content of ragweed pollen (Ambrosia artemisiifolia). Pollen was exposed to acute O(3) fumigation, with analysis of pollen viability, ROS and nitric oxide (NO) content, activity of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD[P]H) oxidase, and expression of major allergens. There was decreased pollen viability after O(3) fumigation, which indicates damage to the pollen membrane system, although the ROS and NO contents were not changed or were only slightly induced, respectively. Ozone exposure induced a significant enhancement of the ROS-generating enzyme NAD(P)H oxidase. The expression of the allergen Amb a 1 was not affected by O(3), determined from the mRNA levels of the major allergens. We conclude that O(3) can increase ragweed pollen allergenicity through stimulation of ROS-generating NAD(P)H oxidase.
authors: Department of Applied Biology, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy. spas@unipg.it
authors: Stefania
authors: S
authors: Pasqualini
authors: Emma
authors: E
authors: Tedeschini
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Frenguelli
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Wopfner
authors: Fatima
authors: F
authors: Ferreira
authors: Gennaro
authors: G
authors: D'Amato
authors: Luisa
authors: L
authors: Ederli
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