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The Significance of Nasal Protease Inhibitor Concentrations in House Dust Allergy
Author(s) -
Rudolph R.,
Dölling J.,
Kunkel G.,
Staud R.D.,
Baumgarten C.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.363
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1398-9995
pISSN - 0105-4538
DOI - 10.1111/j.1398-9995.1978.tb01556.x
Subject(s) - allergy , provocation test , medicine , asthma , immunology , protease inhibitor (pharmacology) , pathophysiology , respiratory hypersensitivity , antigen , gastroenterology , pathology , virus , alternative medicine , antiretroviral therapy , viral load
In 57 patients with house dust allergy and 20 controls protease inhibitor concentrations in nasal secretions were measured before and after antigen challenge. A correlation was found between low inhibitor levels and long duration of disease. Furthermore, significant differences of inhibitor concentrations could be demonstrated between patients with strong or moderate reactions to antigen provocation, and between patients with isolated rhinitis or a combination of rhinitis and bronchial asthma. The clinical significance of the results will be discussed with special regard to different biochemical mechanisms in the pathophysiology of seasonal and perennial immediate‐type rhinitis.