Advances in environmental and occupational disorders in 2016

William J Sheehan; Jonathan M Gaffin; David B Peden; Robert K Bush; Wanda Phipatanakul

doi:10.1016/j.jaci.2017.09.032

Advances in environmental and occupational disorders in 2016

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Dec;140(6):1683-1692. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.09.032.

Authors

William J Sheehan¹, Jonathan M Gaffin², David B Peden³, Robert K Bush⁴, Wanda Phipatanakul⁵

Affiliations

¹ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Division of Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Division of Allergy and Immunology, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC.
² Division of Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass; Respiratory Diseases, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass.
³ Center for Environmental Medicine, Asthma and Lung Biology, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
⁴ Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy, Immunology, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wis.
⁵ Division of Allergy and Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; Division of Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: wanda.phipatanakul@childrens.harvard.edu.

Abstract

In this review we highlight recent studies that advance the knowledge and understanding of the effects of various environmental factors and associated immune responses in patients with allergic diseases. This review will focus on new literature regarding allergic and immune responses to a variety of environmental factors, including aeroallergens, stinging insects, fungi, pollutants, viral respiratory tract infections, climate change, and microbial exposures.

Keywords: Aeroallergens; air pollutants; climate change; fungi; occupational asthma; viral respiratory tract infections.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Air Pollutants / immunology
Allergens / immunology
Animals
Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
Antigens, Fungal / immunology
Antigens, Viral / immunology
Bacterial Infections / immunology*
Climate Change
Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
Humans
Hypersensitivity / immunology*
Immunity*
Insect Bites and Stings / immunology*
Mycoses / immunology*
Occupational Diseases / immunology*
Venoms / immunology
Virus Diseases / immunology*

Substances

Air Pollutants
Allergens
Antigens, Bacterial
Antigens, Fungal
Antigens, Viral
Venoms

Abstract

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Substances

Grants and funding