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Augalų žiedadulkių sukelta alergija tampa vis daugiau žmonių paveikiančia liga visame pasaulyje. Šiame darbe pateikiama informacija apie šienligę sukeliančius augalus ir jų populiacijų kontrolei rekomenduojamas taikyti priemones yra naudinga gyventojams ar valdininkams, siekiantiems sukurti ar sutvarkyti aplinką taip, kad ji keltų minimalią riziką pasireikšti polinozėms. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti Žarėnų ir Šakynos kaimų floros alergeninį potencialą ir pievų augalų bendrijų tvarkymo priemonių tinkamumą. Darbo uždaviniai: ištirti alergeninių žolinių augalų įvairovę Žarėnų ir Šakynos kaimuose; išanalizuoti kaimuose augančių alergeninių medžių rūšinę įvairovę ir paplitimo dėsningumus; ištirti polinozę sukeliančių piktžolių sąžalynus: jų dydžius, sudarančias rūšis ir paplitimą; nustatyti kokios alergeninių augalų valdymo priemonės (būdai) taikomos tiriamuosiuose kaimuose. Atlikus tyrimą paaiškėjo, kad šienligę sukeliantys žoliniai augalai, aptikti Žarėnuose ir Šakynoje priklauso miglinių (Poaceae (R. Br.) Bernhart), astrinių (Asteraceae Dumort.), rūgtinių (Polygonaceae Juss.), dilgėlinių (Urticaceae Juss.), gyslotinių (Plantaginaceae Juss.) šeimoms. Žarėnuose šienligę sukeliančios žolinių augalų rūšys dengia vidutiniškai 53,7% gyvenvietės pievų, o Šakynoje – 28,5%. Žarėnuose žolinių augalų alergeninis potencialas yra didesnis nei Šakynoje: vidutiniškai Žarėnuose vienam hektarui tenka 3,18 šienligę sukeliančio medžio, o Šakynoje – 1,22. Žarėnų teritorijos vienam ha tenka 30 m²... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Pollen allergy is an increasingly sore problem in the whole world, as an increasing number of people suffers. It is expected that the information about hay fever-causing plants and recommended measures to take for their population control will be useful for population or officials, who are trying to develop or clean up the environment to minimise risk for human health due to pollinosis. The aim of this work is to assess the allergenic potential of flora and suitability of the management measures applied for meadows in Žarėnai and Šakyna villages. The following objectives have been chosen in this work: to examine diversity of allergenic herbs plants in the villages Žarėnai and Šakyna; to analyze tree species diversity and distribution patterns in the villages; to investigate overgrowths of weeds which can causes the pollinosis: sizes, forming species and distribution; to find out what management measures for allergenic plant used in curent research areas. Results shows that hay fever-causing plants identified in Žarėnai and Šakyna belongs to families Poaceae (R. Br.) Bernhart, Asteraceae Dumort., Polygonaceae Juss., Urticaceae Juss. and Plantaginaceae Juss. Hay fever-causing plants cover approximately 53.7% of the Žarėnai village meadows and Šakyna - 28.5%. Allergenic potential of herbal plants in Žarėnai is greater than in Šakyna: there are 3.18 hay fever-causing tree per hectare, while 1.22 - in Šakyna. On average, there are 30 m2 of overgrowth per hectare in Žarėnai area... [to full text]

L'analyse pollinique a été appliquée à six coupes (Santa Lucia, Montalbano Jonico, Site ODP 976, Tsampika et Shamb) réparties sur un transect de 4.000 km de la région ouest-méditerranéenne au Petit Caucase. Elles ont enregistré des modifications identiques de la végétation sur toute la Méditerranée témoignant des cyclicités climatiques du Pléistocène inférieur-moyen (1,600-0,700 Ma), malgré l'existence d'un gradient longitudinal. Les taxons thermophiles ont subi un accroissement de l'aridité et des extrêmes climatiques plus prononcés dans cet intervalle.<br /> Les cycles climatiques forcés par l'obliquité se répercutent sous la forme de successions de végétation à long terme. La même dynamique de végétation existait à court et à plus long terme. Elle était forcée par la précession et son modulateur, l'excentricité. L'influence de ces paramètres se superpose, il n'y a pas de relais de l'obliquité par l'excentricité en Méditerranée durant la transition du Pléistocène inférieur-moyen.

Anemofiliniai augalai kasmet žiedadulkes ore paskleidžia netolygiai – įvairiais kiekiais, skirtingomis dienomis ir sudaro nevienodo ilgio žiedadulkių sklaidos sezonus. Anemofilinių augalų žiedadulkių sklaidos ore prognozės kasmet tampa vis svarbesniu reiškiniu visuomenėje, kurioje stebimas intensyvėjantis žiedadulkėse esančių alergenų neigiamas poveikis žmonių sveikatai. / In every year anemophylous plants are distributing pollens unequal in the air – in different amount or different day and are creating various lengths of pollination seasons. Forecasting of anemophylous plants pollination in every year is more and more important subject for society, in which is observing negative influence intensify of pollens allergens for humans’ health.

O teste alérgico intradérmico (TID) é uma importante ferramenta no diagnóstico dos alérgenos implicados nas reações de hipersensibilidade mediada por IgE. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o TID em eqüinos não alérgicos com extratos alergênicos de Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. e Aedes aegipty, e três concentrações de histamina, em dois volumes diferentes, e baseado nos resultados, verificar a acurácia do TID em eqüinos alérgicos. Foram realizados TID em 17 eqüinos não alérgicos com três concentrações de cada extrato (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/w e 1:8000v/w) e três concentrações de histamina (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml e 0,025mg/ml), em dois volumes (0,1 e 0,05ml). Baseado nos resultados obtidos, foram realizados TID em seis eqüinos alérgicos utilizando os extratos na concentração de 1:2000v/w, a histamina na concentração de 0,025mg/ml, em um volume de 0,05ml. Nos eqüinos não alérgicos, nenhuma das três concentrações dos extratos testados nos dois volumes mostrou-se irritativa. Concentrações maiores de histamina provocaram halos maiores e levemente mais túrgidos, e quanto maior o volume injetado, maiores as reações Os TID realizados em eqüinos alérgicos mostraram confiabilidade dos resultados por evidenciar hipersensibilidade individual e não provocar reações irritativas. Em conclusão, as diferentes concentrações dos estratos testados em eqüinos não alérgicos não provocaram reações falso positivas (irritantes). O volume de 0,05ml é mais recomendado para realização dos TID pois as aplicações com 0,1ml produziram reações maiores, prejudicando a sensibilidade do teste. A concentração de 0,025mg/ml da solução de histamina provocou a formação de halos menores, permitindo maior acurácia do cut off no TID. Os extratos alergênicos testados em equinos alérgicos não provoraram reações em todos os animais, o que poderia ser considerado uma reação irritativa. Os equinos alérgicos apresentaram reações positivas diferentes, de acordo com a hipersensibilidade individual, demonstrando sensibilização alérgica verdadeira. / The intradermal test (IDT) is an important tool in the diagnosis of allergens involved in IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the IDT in nonallergic horses with allergenic extracts of Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. and Aedes aegypti, and three histamine concentrations, in two different volumes, and based on the results, verify the accuracy of IDT in allergic horses. IDT was performed on 17 nonallergic horses with three concentrations of each extract (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/h and 18000v/w) and three histamine concentrations (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml and 0,025mg/ml) in two volumes (0,1 and 0,05ml). Based on the results obtained, IDT was performed in six allergic horses using extracts at the concentration of 1:2000v/w, histamine at a concentration of 0.025mg/ml, in a volume of 0,05ml. In nonallergic horses, none of the three concentrations of the extracts tested in the two volumes were irritant. Larger concentrations of histamine provoked larger and slightly more turgid wheals, and the larger the volume injected, the greater the reactions The IDT performed in allergic horses showed reliability of the results because they demonstrated individual hypersensitivity and did not provoke irritative reactions. In conclusion, the different concentrations of extracts tested in nonallergic horses did not provoke false positive (irritant) reactions. The volume of 0,05ml is more recommended for execution of IDT because the applications with 0,1ml produced larger reactions, impairing the sensitivity of the test. The concentration of 0,025mg/ml of the histamine solution caused the formation of smaller wheals, allowing a better accuracy of the cut off in the IDT. The allergenic extracts tested in allergic horses did not provoke reactions in all the animals, what could be considered an irritative reaction. Allergic horses presented different positive reactions, according to individual hypersensitivity, demonstrating true allergic sensitization.

La thèse a été réalisée en cotutelle entre le Centre de biophysique moléculaire, CNRS UPR 4301, conventionné avec l'Université d'Orléans et l'Université TUM de Munich.<br />La gelée royale est produite dans les glandes des abeilles nourricières Apis mellifera par digestion partielle de pollen et de nectar. La gelée royale joue un rôle clé dans la reproduction, la croissance, l'immunité et l'organisation sociale des abeilles. Elle constitue également une source potentielle de nombreuses molécules à vocation pharmaceutique.<br />Le candidat a analysé des gelées royales d'origines botaniques et géographiques bien définies. Des fractions de peptides et de protéines ont été isolées à l'aide de multiples techniques physico-chimiques. Ces fractions se sont avérées présenter des propriétés antimicrobiennes. Le candidat a également examiné les possibilités d'application pharmaceutique des fractions de gelée royale qu'il a isolées.

O teste alérgico intradérmico (TID) é uma importante ferramenta no diagnóstico dos alérgenos implicados nas reações de hipersensibilidade mediada por IgE. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o TID em eqüinos não alérgicos com extratos alergênicos de Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. e Aedes aegipty, e três concentrações de histamina, em dois volumes diferentes, e baseado nos resultados, verificar a acurácia do TID em eqüinos alérgicos. Foram realizados TID em 17 eqüinos não alérgicos com três concentrações de cada extrato (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/w e 1:8000v/w) e três concentrações de histamina (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml e 0,025mg/ml), em dois volumes (0,1 e 0,05ml). Baseado nos resultados obtidos, foram realizados TID em seis eqüinos alérgicos utilizando os extratos na concentração de 1:2000v/w, a histamina na concentração de 0,025mg/ml, em um volume de 0,05ml. Nos eqüinos não alérgicos, nenhuma das três concentrações dos extratos testados nos dois volumes mostrou-se irritativa. Concentrações maiores de histamina provocaram halos maiores e levemente mais túrgidos, e quanto maior o volume injetado, maiores as reações Os TID realizados em eqüinos alérgicos mostraram confiabilidade dos resultados por evidenciar hipersensibilidade individual e não provocar reações irritativas. Em conclusão, as diferentes concentrações dos estratos testados em eqüinos não alérgicos não provocaram reações falso positivas (irritantes). O volume de 0,05ml é mais recomendado para realização dos TID pois as aplicações com 0,1ml produziram reações maiores, prejudicando a sensibilidade do teste. A concentração de 0,025mg/ml da solução de histamina provocou a formação de halos menores, permitindo maior acurácia do cut off no TID. Os extratos alergênicos testados em equinos alérgicos não provoraram reações em todos os animais, o que poderia ser considerado uma reação irritativa. Os equinos alérgicos apresentaram reações positivas diferentes, de acordo com a hipersensibilidade individual, demonstrando sensibilização alérgica verdadeira. / The intradermal test (IDT) is an important tool in the diagnosis of allergens involved in IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the IDT in nonallergic horses with allergenic extracts of Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. and Aedes aegypti, and three histamine concentrations, in two different volumes, and based on the results, verify the accuracy of IDT in allergic horses. IDT was performed on 17 nonallergic horses with three concentrations of each extract (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/h and 18000v/w) and three histamine concentrations (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml and 0,025mg/ml) in two volumes (0,1 and 0,05ml). Based on the results obtained, IDT was performed in six allergic horses using extracts at the concentration of 1:2000v/w, histamine at a concentration of 0.025mg/ml, in a volume of 0,05ml. In nonallergic horses, none of the three concentrations of the extracts tested in the two volumes were irritant. Larger concentrations of histamine provoked larger and slightly more turgid wheals, and the larger the volume injected, the greater the reactions The IDT performed in allergic horses showed reliability of the results because they demonstrated individual hypersensitivity and did not provoke irritative reactions. In conclusion, the different concentrations of extracts tested in nonallergic horses did not provoke false positive (irritant) reactions. The volume of 0,05ml is more recommended for execution of IDT because the applications with 0,1ml produced larger reactions, impairing the sensitivity of the test. The concentration of 0,025mg/ml of the histamine solution caused the formation of smaller wheals, allowing a better accuracy of the cut off in the IDT. The allergenic extracts tested in allergic horses did not provoke reactions in all the animals, what could be considered an irritative reaction. Allergic horses presented different positive reactions, according to individual hypersensitivity, demonstrating true allergic sensitization.

O teste alérgico intradérmico (TID) é uma importante ferramenta no diagnóstico dos alérgenos implicados nas reações de hipersensibilidade mediada por IgE. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o TID em eqüinos não alérgicos com extratos alergênicos de Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. e Aedes aegipty, e três concentrações de histamina, em dois volumes diferentes, e baseado nos resultados, verificar a acurácia do TID em eqüinos alérgicos. Foram realizados TID em 17 eqüinos não alérgicos com três concentrações de cada extrato (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/w e 1:8000v/w) e três concentrações de histamina (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml e 0,025mg/ml), em dois volumes (0,1 e 0,05ml). Baseado nos resultados obtidos, foram realizados TID em seis eqüinos alérgicos utilizando os extratos na concentração de 1:2000v/w, a histamina na concentração de 0,025mg/ml, em um volume de 0,05ml. Nos eqüinos não alérgicos, nenhuma das três concentrações dos extratos testados nos dois volumes mostrou-se irritativa. Concentrações maiores de histamina provocaram halos maiores e levemente mais túrgidos, e quanto maior o volume injetado, maiores as reações Os TID realizados em eqüinos alérgicos mostraram confiabilidade dos resultados por evidenciar hipersensibilidade individual e não provocar reações irritativas. Em conclusão, as diferentes concentrações dos estratos testados em eqüinos não alérgicos não provocaram reações falso positivas (irritantes). O volume de 0,05ml é mais recomendado para realização dos TID pois as aplicações com 0,1ml produziram reações maiores, prejudicando a sensibilidade do teste. A concentração de 0,025mg/ml da solução de histamina provocou a formação de halos menores, permitindo maior acurácia do cut off no TID. Os extratos alergênicos testados em equinos alérgicos não provoraram reações em todos os animais, o que poderia ser considerado uma reação irritativa. Os equinos alérgicos apresentaram reações positivas diferentes, de acordo com a hipersensibilidade individual, demonstrando sensibilização alérgica verdadeira. / The intradermal test (IDT) is an important tool in the diagnosis of allergens involved in IgE-mediated hypersensitivity reactions. The aim of this study was to evaluate the IDT in nonallergic horses with allergenic extracts of Cynodon dactylon, Lolium multiflorum, Paspalum notatum, Culex sp. and Aedes aegypti, and three histamine concentrations, in two different volumes, and based on the results, verify the accuracy of IDT in allergic horses. IDT was performed on 17 nonallergic horses with three concentrations of each extract (1:2000v/w, 1:4000v/h and 18000v/w) and three histamine concentrations (0,1mg/ml, 0,05mg/ml and 0,025mg/ml) in two volumes (0,1 and 0,05ml). Based on the results obtained, IDT was performed in six allergic horses using extracts at the concentration of 1:2000v/w, histamine at a concentration of 0.025mg/ml, in a volume of 0,05ml. In nonallergic horses, none of the three concentrations of the extracts tested in the two volumes were irritant. Larger concentrations of histamine provoked larger and slightly more turgid wheals, and the larger the volume injected, the greater the reactions The IDT performed in allergic horses showed reliability of the results because they demonstrated individual hypersensitivity and did not provoke irritative reactions. In conclusion, the different concentrations of extracts tested in nonallergic horses did not provoke false positive (irritant) reactions. The volume of 0,05ml is more recommended for execution of IDT because the applications with 0,1ml produced larger reactions, impairing the sensitivity of the test. The concentration of 0,025mg/ml of the histamine solution caused the formation of smaller wheals, allowing a better accuracy of the cut off in the IDT. The allergenic extracts tested in allergic horses did not provoke reactions in all the animals, what could be considered an irritative reaction. Allergic horses presented different positive reactions, according to individual hypersensitivity, demonstrating true allergic sensitization.

In this investigation of immunotherapy (IT) children 6-16 years old with rhinoconjunctivitis due to birch polli­nosis were included. I. Methodological studies. To monitor IT a reliable provocation test is desirable. The conjunctival provocation test (CPT) was evaluated in 20 children with four repeated challenges. The test was found to have a good preci­sion, it was simple and appeared to be clinically safe. After repeated tests the levels of IgE antibodies against birch increased considerably in three children, indicating an immunological response. A pollen peak affects the symptoms of an atopic individual for several days. Thus pollen counts for previous days must be taken into account when relating symptom scores with the counts. A dynamic time series model was therefore developed by which groups of atopic patients could be compared when exposed to different amounts of pollens. II: Cross-reactivity between deciduous trees during IT. Immunotherapy with pollen allergen preparations made from either birch (B) or a mixture of birch, alder and hazel (M) were compared. As measured with symptom scores the children in the M group improved at least as much as those in the B group. In the B group but not in the M group the improvement correlated with immunochemical findings before IT or early during the treatment, probably an unsignificant finding. Otherwise there was little difference between the two groups. Analysis of sera with crossed radioimmunoelectrophoresis in 20 children revealed that 60% of the children below 13 years had de­veloped IgE antibodies during IT against allergens against which they had not been allergic before IT. This had no appearent clinical implications. III: Oral immunotherapy (OIT). A pilot study of 18 children treated with high doses of a birch pollen allergen preparation in enteric coated capsules and 8 untreated controls indicated that OIT was effective as shown by lower symptom scores, less conjuctival sensitivity and increased levels of IgE antibodies against birch. However, the gastrointestinal side-effects were pronounced. Therefore a second double-blind study, in 30 children, was performed reducing the side-effects through a different dose schedule. Compared with the placebo group, the ac­tively treated children had lower symptom scores (p = 0.04), reduced skin sensitivity (p = 0.01), increasing levels of IgE (p = 0.001) and IgG (p = 0.007) antibodies against birch before the birch pollen season and a suppression of the seasonal increase in levels of IgE antibodies against birch (p &lt;0.001). After three months of OIT but not after ten months they also had a lower sensitivity in CPT than the controls (p = 0.01). The intestinal permeability as assessed by the urinary recovery of differently-sized polyethyleneglycols was studied in 24 of the children during IT. No changes were seen in the group of actively treated children. In two ad­ditional children openly treated with OIT small bowel biopsies were taken with normal morphological findings. Thus OIT did not result in a generalized inflammation of the small bowel. / digitalisering@umu

Les formations herbacées actuellement dominantes en zone intertropicale sont mal discriminées par les marqueurs de végétation courants. Ainsi, la modélisation de la végétation et les reconstitutions des climats passés dans ces zones sont limitées. Les phytolithes sont des particules d'opale formées par précipitation de silice amorphe entre et/ou dans les cellules de nombreuses plantes vivantes, couramment utilisés pour tracer la dynamique des formations herbacées. Cependant, les calibrations entre assemblages phytolithiques, végétation et climat sont rares. Cette thèse établit des fonctions de transfert entre indices phytolithiques, caractéristiques des formations herbacées intertropicales actuelles, et contraintes bio-climatiques, en vue de pouvoir intégrer les données phytolithiques à la méthode de biomisation pollinique permettant des reconstitutions de végétation. Ceci permettra d'améliorer et de valider certains modèles prédictifs de végétation. En Afrique de l'Ouest, l'indice Iph permet de différencier les savanes à graminées basses des savanes à graminées hautes. Une fonction de transfert, établie pour estimer l'évapotranspiration (AET/PET), offre de bons résultats, comparables et complémentaires aux estimations fournies par la biomisation pollinique. L'indice Ic étudié sur un gradient altitudinal en Afrique de l'Est estime correctement la proportion des sous-familles graminéennes Pooideae et Panicoideae en zone intertropicale soit, potentiellement, la domination des Poaceae en C4/C3, jusqu'alors difficilement enregistrée. Pour la première fois un marqueur de végétation, l'indice D/P, est calibré de façon quantitative en terme de LAI le long d'un transect forêt-savane. Finalement, une analyse discriminante utilisant la totalité des assemblages permet de définir six biomes phytolithiques. Ces biomes intégrés à la méthode de biomisation pollinique, offriront des reconstructions paléo-environnementales plus précises, notamment les transitions désert/savane/forêt.