Combustion Particle Enhanced Nasal Allergic Response: A Human Experimental Exposure Study

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• Personal Author:
  Hauser R ; Krishna-Murthy GG ; Paulauskis J ; Rice T ; Siegel P ; Wand MP
• Description:
  We conducted a human experimental exposure study to investigate the interaction of particles and allergens. Volunteers with and without atopy were exposed to combustion particles and then challenged with an aeroallergen (determined by skin testing). The particles and allergens were delivered nasally. The whole pollen grains were delivered using a vibrating drum apparatus. The particulates, fuel oil ash, were delivered using a Wright dust feeder. The mean (SO) particle exposure concentration was 1.02 (0.23) mg/m3 for one-hour. We tested six subjects, three atopic subjects and three without atopy. Each subject participated in three randomized exposure-challenge sessions at least 2 weeks apart (i.e. clean air followed by allergen, particles followed by no allergen, particles followed by allergen). The exposure/challenge sessions occurred out-of-allergy season. Nasal lavage (NL) was performed immediately prior to particle/clean air- exposure, and immediately after challenge, and 4, 18, 42 and 66 hours post challenge. Cell counts and differentials were performed on each NL. Total cells/mL and neutrophils/mL increased by 30 x 103 (p=0.06) and 28x103 cells/mL (p=0.06), respectively when allergen challenge was preceded by particle exposure as compared to when it was preceded by clean air exposure. We found evidence of an interaction between particulate exposure and allergen challenge. Analysis of nasal lavage cytokine data is ongoing. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Dust Hypersensitivity Irritants Nose Occupational Health Particulate Matter Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Sense Organs
• Keywords:
  Airborne-dusts Allergens Allergic-reactions Allergies Dust-exposure Dust-inhalation Dust-particles Nasal-cavity Particulate-dust Respirable-dust Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders

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• ISSN:
  1073-449X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  163
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035687
• Citation:
  Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001 Apr; 163(5)(2)(Suppl):A159
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2001
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Part Number:
  2
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. Abstracts of the American Thoracic Society 2001 International Conference, May 18-23, 2001, San Francisco, California
• Supplement:
  Suppl
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:602f5ef18125497dabf69d450cf25bc93201bed9a9234a5b83070b7dce053c8bbdf50349a7b952d0b5c2312c256616cea2ca11342b221d87b24afefd6430195e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187467/cdc_187467_DS1.pdf
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