Hypersensitivity to Ailanthus altissima (tree of heaven) pollen: identification of a major IgE-binding component

• Published in: Aerobiologia Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 407 - 412
• Main Authors: Majd, Ahmad, Rezanejad, Farkhondeh, Irian, Saeed, Mousavi, Fateme
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer-Verlag 01.09.2013; Springer Netherlands
• Subjects: Ailanthus; Ailanthus altissima; Allergenicity; Allergology; arid lands; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; cities; complementary DNA; delayed hypersensitivity; Earth and Environmental Science; Environment; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology; Environmental Health; flowers; immediate hypersensitivity; immunoblotting; Iran; Original Paper; ornamental trees; Plant Pathology; planting; Pneumology/Respiratory System; pollen; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; protein content; proteins; skin tests; sodium dodecyl sulfate; Iran; Immunoblotting; Allergenicity; Pollen extract; Tree of heaven; Hypersensitivity

Ailanthus altissima or Ailanthus glandulosa (Simaroubaceae) is known as tree of heaven. It is a dioecious plant with staminate and pistillate flowers that grow on separate trees. In recent years, A. altissima has been frequently planted in numerous areas, especially in arid and semiarid lands of Ira...