Comparison of the Interleukin-1β-Inducing Potency of Allergenic Spores from Higher Fungi (Basidiomycetes) in a Cryopreserved Human Whole Blood System

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Authors

Félix E. Rivera-Mariani

Kranthi Vysyaraju · Johns Hopkins University

Jesse Negherbon · Johns Hopkins University

Estelle Levetin · University of Tulsa

W. Elliot Horner · Air Quality Consultants (United Kingdom)

Thomas Härtung · Johns Hopkins University

Patrick N. Breysse · Johns Hopkins University

Abstract

Our data provide evidence of the proinflammatory potential of basidiospores, and the utility of cryopreserved human whole blood as a human-based in vitro system to study the immune reactivity of allergenic basidiospores.

Topics & Keywords

Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Lichen and fungal ecology Fungal Biology and Applications

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volume 163, Issue 2, pp. 154-162

DOI: 10.1159/000357036

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