title: Aerobiological, clinical, and immunobiochemical studies on Alstonia scholaris pollen from Eastern India.
abstract: Alstonia scholaris or Indian devil tree is a common, evergreen, tropical tree of the Apocynaceae family. The objectives of this study were (a) to observe the seasonal variation of A. scholaris pollen in the atmosphere of an industrial and rural area of West Bengal, India by conducting a 2-year aerobiological survey with a Burkard personal volumetric sampler, (b) to study its allergenicity in the local population by in vivo (skin-prick test) and in vitro tests (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and dot blotting), (c) to identify the immunoglobulin E (IgE)-binding proteins present in the pollen extract (sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting), (d) to study its chemical composition. A. scholaris pollen were present in the air from September until November. They contained 14.3 % carbohydrate, 9.2 % lipid, and 4.3 % protein. Among 140 respiratory allergic local patients, 28.57 % showed positive skin reaction to A. scholaris pollen extract. Twelve protein bands in the range of 94.4-13.3 kDa were observed in the pollen extract. Seven IgE-binding proteins were found. Among them, one component of 29.9 kDa was the most important in A. scholaris pollen extract. This component could be purified and would be helpful in the diagnosis and therapy of A. scholaris pollen-susceptible patients.
authors: Department of Botany, Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan, 731235, West Bengal, India.
authors: Mir Musaraf
authors: MM
authors: Hussain
authors: Jyotshna
authors: J
authors: Mandal
authors: Kashinath
authors: K
authors: Bhattacharya
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D031051:Alstonia / Q000502:physiology*; D001272:Atmosphere; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology; D007194:India; D011058:Pollen / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology*; D012621:Seasons; D012882:Skin Tests
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
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