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(1-->3)-beta-D-glucan may contribute to pollen sensitivity
R Rylander1, B Fogelmark, A McWilliam
1Department of Environmental Medicine, Gothenburg University, Sweden. ragnar.rylander@envmed.gu.se
Clinical and Experimental Immunology
|April 8, 1999
Abstract:
The amount of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in pollen from different plants was evaluated using the Limulus assay with a specific lysate. The amount ranged from 79 to 1800 ng/10(6) pollen. A calculation of the inhaled dose suggests that the amount of (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan present during periods with a high pollen content in the air exceeds levels that cause airways inflammation.