| skin cross-reactivity between dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and storage mites in atopic children. | in our environment, some children with allergic respiratory pathology do not have as favorable an evolution as expected after three years of immunotherapy with d. pteronyssinus extracts. we believe this is due to the existence of other mites whose antigenic determinants are not present in d. pteronyssinus. the purpose of the present study was to evaluate skin cross-reactivity between dermatophagoides and storage mites in children with bronchial asthma. fifty patients were chosen, with a mean age ... | 1991 | 1669575 |
| [pathology caused by acari]. | this report concerns the observations the authors have been carrying out for over twelve years in sardinia; they regard the sensitization to house dust mites (dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, dermatophagoides farinae) and to storage mites (acarus siro, glycyphagus domesticus, lepidoglyphus destructor, tyrophagus putrescentiae) and are been obtained with: 1) skin tests with mite extracts; 2) radioallergosorbenttest (rast) for specific ige and igg; 3) mite exposure in homes and mite analysis; 4) hy ... | 1989 | 2519754 |
| storage mites in the work environment of farmers. | occurrence of storage mites was studied in cow houses and hay stores on 19 farms, most of which were located in eastern finland. on two farms we did a monthly follow-up. mites were extracted from hay by sieving, using the so-called "water trap" and for longitudinal analysis, with a warm extractor. the mites isolated in the water trap were identified under a microscope. contrary to previous finnish findings, there apparently were more mites in cow houses than in hay stores. in cow houses there we ... | 1987 | 3478210 |
| [acari of food storage facilities. an ecologic and immuno-allergic study]. | the authors studied the commonest species of storage mites, living in granaries and in house dust. they found nine species of mites belonging to different systematic groups and were identified: acarus siro, tyrophagus putrescentiae, glycyphagus domesticus, lepidoglyphus destructor, chortoglyphus arcuatus, androlaelaps casalis, cheyletus fortis, cheyletus tenuipilis, thyreophagus entomophagus. skin tests were performed on 14 patients with house dust allergy, using extracts of three storage mites, ... | 1985 | 3837918 |
| storage mite allergy is common in a farming population. | the prevalence of storage mite allergy was investigated in an epidemiological study of respiratory symptoms in farmers on gotland, an island in the baltic sea. a questionnaire concerning work-related and chronic symptoms from the airways and eyes was completed by 2578 farmers. a sample of 440 farmers subsequently underwent examination comprising skin-prick tests (animal danders, pollens, moulds and house dust mite), blood sampling for rast against four storage mites (acarus siro, lepidoglyphus d ... | 1985 | 4075515 |
| annual fluctuations of mites and fungi in danish house-dust: an example. | for one year dust was sampled monthly from a single mattress. until august mite counts were at background levels. in september and october there was a burst in the counts for the house-dust mite, dermatophagoides farinae and for the house mite, glycyphagus domesticus. their occurrence might be interpreted as a response to large densities of an unidentified yeast in september. this yeast appeared when the indoor absolute humidity exceeded 9 g h2o/kg dry air. the mite tarsonemus rakowiensis reache ... | 1983 | 6624630 |
| occurrence of storage mites in finnish farming environments. | qualitative and semi-quantitative microscopic analyses were performed on the mite populations in dust samples collected from the byres and hay and grain storages of 11 farms in eastern finland. storage mites were found in all farms. the mite fauna was more abundant in the byres and hay storages than in the grain storages. the most common species or genera were acarus siro, acarus farris, glycyphagus domesticus, lepidoglyphus destructor, cheyletus eruditus, tydeus spp., and tarsonemus spp. the re ... | 1982 | 7137517 |
| inhaled aeroallergen and storage mite reactivity in a wisconsin farmer nested case-control study. | a nested case-control study was undertaken to assess the role of antibody (ab) to a panel of antigens associated with hypersensitivity pneumonitis in the development of lung disease among wisconsin dairy farmers. immunologic reactivity to a panel of inhaled allergens was assessed in the ab+ cases and compared to the ab+ control, ab- control, and ab- blue-collar control subjects by skin tests, rast assays, and a modified american thoracic society questionnaire. the most prevalent allergens among ... | 1993 | 8430958 |
| sensitization to dermatophagoides siboney, blomia tropicalis, and other domestic mites in asthmatic patients. | mite species adapted to warm, humid climates are commonly found in house dust in the tropics. in cuba, dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, d. siboney, and blomia tropicalis are the most common and abundant mite species in house dust. to investigate the pattern of sensitization of cuban asthmatic patients to common mite species, we skin-prick-tested (spt) 148 patients with a clinical history of asthma and possible mite allergy, and determined specific ige antibodies against mite allergens (d. pterony ... | 1996 | 8863927 |
| mould-devouring mites differ in guanine excretion from dust-eating acari, a possible error source in mite allergen exposure studies. | measurement of guanine in dust proved a good assessment of mite allergen exposure. | 1997 | 9291290 |
| mite fauna of german farms. | storage mites are important sources of airborne allergens, especially on farms. a mite survey was conducted in the working environments of 121 farms in five regions of germany. of 859 samples, 743 (86.4%) contained mites, representing 547,857 astigmatic mites in 723 g of dust and 34,501 prostigmatic mites in 469 g of dust. dust samples from nine sites of each farm were collected and analyzed. ninety-three percent of all mites belonged to the order astigmata (storage- and house-dust-mite species) ... | 1997 | 9450144 |
| house dust mite fauna in turkey. | storage and house dust mites (hdm) appear to be important allergen sources in sensitive patients. the acarofauna of dust samples collected from 133 homes located in five regions of anatolia with different weather conditions were evaluated. hdm and/or storage mites were found in 32 samples. twenty of them were identified as containing d. pteronyssinus and d. farinae, and 21 had storage mites. lepidoglyphus destructor and gamasidae were the most frequently found, followed by cheyletus eraditus, gl ... | 1997 | 9491198 |
| sensitization to different mite species in german farmers: clinical aspects. | various mite species referred to collectively as house dust and storage mites are recognized worldwide as a cause of allergic airway disease. our study aimed to investigate the frequency of sensitization and potential importance of mite species in farmers using a broad mite spectrum. a total of 86 german farmers with rhinitis and/or asthma were studied by skin prick testing and/or enzyme allergosorbent test (east) with the following mites: blomia tjibodas, blomia tropicalis, blomia kulagini, gly ... | 2000 | 11206935 |
| the occurrence of mites in cereal-based foods destined for human consumption and possible consequences of infestation. | seven categories of cereal-based food products purchased at food retail outlets in uk were examined for the presence of mites by analysing 20 g samples using a flotation method. mites were found in 21% of 571 samples, which were examined soon after purchase, and in 38% of 421 samples, derived from the 571 samples which were examined after 6 weeks of storage in volunteers' homes. most of the samples where mites were detected had fewer than five mites. however, a few samples contained more than 20 ... | 2001 | 11523916 |
| sensitivity patterns to house dust mites and forage mites in atopic dogs: 150 cases. | this study investigated intradermal test reactions to extracts of six species of mites in 150 dogs with atopic dermatitis. at least one positive reaction was seen in 120 animals (80%). dermatophagoides farinae attracted the highest number of positive reactions (108 dogs, 90% of dogs and 72% of atopic dogs showing positive reactions). positive reactions to other mites were not uncommon, with many dogs testing positive for dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (32% of dogs tested), acarus siro (35%), tyr ... | 2002 | 11896969 |
| acaroid mite, intestinal and urinary acariasis. | to investigate epidemiology and pathogenic mite species of intestinal and urinary acariasis in individuals with different occupations. | 2003 | 12679953 |
| sensitization to different mite species in german farmers: in vitro analyses. | allergic airway diseases are often caused by house dust mites (hdm) and storage mites (sm), respectively, and we were recently able to demonstrate that symptomatic german farmers are frequently sensitized to different mite species. the present study aimed to obtain information on the protein and immunobiochemical characteristics of the extracts of the following mites: dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, dermatophagoides farinae, acarus siro, acarus farris, lepidoglyphus destructor, tyrophagus putres ... | 2003 | 12861848 |
| sequence tag catalogs of dust mite-expressed genomes: utility in allergen and acarologic studies. | dust mites are a major source of indoor allergens. they contain a large number of components that react with immunoglobulin (ig) e in individuals with allergies and are capable of inducing sensitization, and allergic respiratory and cutaneous diseases. with a significant proportion of the population affected in some way by mite allergies, it is essential that we improve our understanding of these organisms so that control strategies could be defined and its allergens better understood. thus, we ... | 2004 | 15651897 |
| [exposition and sensitization to tyrophagus putrescentiae in a allergic population to dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in huelva, spain]. | in this work we analyzed the allergological importance of tyrophagus putrescentiae (tp) in huelva (se spain). we studied the level of exposition and the grade of sensitization to tp in a group of patients sensitized to dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (dpt). the allergenic cross-reactivity between dpt and tp was determined by rast inhibition. | 2005 | 16045860 |
| sensitization and exposure to house dust and storage mites in high-altitude areas of ecuador. | few studies have addressed exposure and sensitization to mite allergens in andean countries. | 2006 | 17069110 |
| risk factors for sensitization to anisakis simplex: a multivariate statistical evaluation. | anisakis simplex is a nematode belonging to the anisakidae family. the ingestion of third stage larvae in uncooked or undercooked seafood may cause human diseases known as anisakiasis and anisakidosis. a total of 400 (159 atopic and 241 non-atopic) subjects living in an area of southern italy (bari district) were consecutively evaluated to identify the association of some factors (sex, age, atopy, consumption of uncooked seafood and sensitization to dust mites) with the risk of anisakis simplex ... | 2006 | 17166406 |
| molecular and biochemical properties of storage mites (except blomia species). | in recent years, the allergological importance of different mite species not belonging to the family pyroglyphidae has been demonstrated. these mites, commonly named storage mites, include lepidoglyphus destructor, glycyphagus domesticus, tyrophagus putrescentiae, acarus siro, aleuroglyphus ovatus, suidasia medanensis and thyreophagus entomophagus. several allergens from these species have been purified, sequenced and cloned. many of these allergens have shown sequence homology and a biological ... | 2007 | 18220992 |
| morphological diagnosis of the eggs of stored-products mites. | eggs of 13 species of common, economically important stored-product pest mites (acarus siro, a. gracilis, tyrophagus putrescentiae, t. brevicrinatus, tyroborus lini, aleuroglyphus ovatus, caloglyphus redikorzevi, c. oudemansi, lepidoglyphus destructor, glycyphagus domesticus, aeroglyphus robustus, chortoglyphus arcuatus and carpoglyphus lactis) from four families (acaridae, glycyphagidae, chortoglyphidae, carpoglyphidae) were studied in order to build a diagnostic key. the morphological study de ... | 2009 | 19252823 |
| sensitization to dermatophagoides, blomia tropicalis, and other mites in atopic patients. | house dust mites (hdms) are important causes of persistent allergic diseases, such as asthma and rhinitis. various types of mites are found in the house dust of many countries, including israel. | 2010 | 20846087 |
| expression, cloning, and ige-binding of the full-length dust mite allergen der f 8. | dermatophagoides farinae, a domestic mite species, produces some of the most potent allergens that contribute to allergy in china and worldwide. we sought to clone and express the group 8 allergen of d. farinae (der f 8) to investigate its ige-binding reactivity. the full-length cdna encoding der f 8 was generated by using rt-pcr and 5' race, cloned into pcold-tf expression vector, confirmed by nucleotide sequencing, sub-cloned into pet-28b (+), and transfected into e. coli bl21 cells for expres ... | 2014 | 24838264 |
| [fauna of dust-dwelling mites in the maritime territory]. | the specific composition of acarid mites occurring in dust of rural dwellings in the far east of the ussr has been first studied and characters of their fauna have been revealed. 3 species are most frequently encountered of which dermatophagoides pteronyssinus accounts for 56% of all finds. 6 species happened to be new for the fauna of dwellings. the typical synanthropic species glycyphagus domesticus is totally absent from dwellings but occurs in 90% of honey-bee hives. | 2007 | 3975065 |
| studies on the occurrence, identification and control of house dust mites at rural houses of shebin el-kom locality, egypt. | the present study was conducted at elkom elakhdar village, shebin el-kom, menoufia governorate along 2012 year seasons, to calculate and identify the species composition and the occurrence frequency of the extracted dust mites collected from three building ages at rural houses, as well as to determine the toxicity limits of different concentrations of three plant essential oils against two species of the family pyroglyphidae the main causal of allergy to humans. the obtained results revealed tha ... | 2015 | 26506648 |
| mites from house dust in glasgow. | glasgow's mild, high-rainfall climate, combined with a deteriorating quality of housing and low standards of living in many parts of the city, makes it a particularly suitable place for thriving populations of house dust mites. the acarofauna in 124 samples of house dust from beds and carpets in seventy-four homes in glasgow, scotland, comprised thirty-one species of which the most abundant were dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (trouessart) (64.3%), glycyphagus domesticus (de geer) (16.7%), eurogl ... | 1987 | 2979530 |
| rapid method for the detection of storage mites in cereals: feasibility of an elisa based approach. | this paper describes the development of rapid immunodiagnostic tests for the detection of storage mite infestations in cereals and cereal products. the study's first phase (proof of concept) involved the production of a species-specific enzyme-linked immunoassay (elisa) for the flour mite, acarus siro (l.), a major pest of stored commodities. the specificity of this new assay was assessed against key stored product contaminants (13 species of mites of which three were predatory, five species of ... | 0 | 18279566 |
| mite species identification in the production of allergenic extracts for clinical use and in environmental samples by ribosomal dna amplification. | the identification of allergy-causing mites is conventionally based on morphological characters. however, molecular taxonomy using ribosomal dna (rdna) may be particularly useful in the analysis of mite cultures and purified mite fractions in the production of allergenic extracts. full-length internal transcribed spacers (its1 and its2) were obtained from dermatophagoides farinae, dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, dermatophagoides microceras and euroglyphus maynei (astigmata: pyroglyphidae), glycy ... | 2014 | 24617319 |
| clinical and immunologic aspects of storage mite allergy. | exposure to storage (nonpyroglyphid) mites has been increasingly recognized as a cause of asthma and rhinitis. several species have been identified in europe; e.g., lepidoglyphus destructor, acarus farris/siro, tyrophagus spp., glycyphagus domesticus, and blomia tjibodas. blomia tropicalis, on the other hand, predominates in subtropical and tropical areas. studies from several countries have shown that ige-mediated allergy in rural populations is of considerable importance and that storage mites ... | 1998 | 10096808 |
| the investigation of the presence of mites in some served dry foodstuffs. | mites are microscopic organisms that lower the quality of life of people who are sensitive to them by causing conditions such as atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, and asthma. these organisms are found in every habitat where humans live. this study was conducted to determine the presence of storage mites in dry food items. | 2017 | 28695832 |
| enzymatic activity of allergenic house dust and storage mite extracts. | proteases are involved in the pathogenicity of allergy, increasing epithelial permeability and acting as adjuvants. enzymatic activity is therefore important for the allergenicity of an extract and also affects its stability and safety. however, the enzymatic activity of extracts is not usually evaluated. the objective of this study was to evaluate the enzymatic activity of the most allergenic mite extracts and to investigate their allergenic properties. extracts from nine allergenic mite specie ... | 2013 | 23427664 |
| house dust mite and storage mite ige reactivity in allergic patients from guangzhou, china. | in china, house dust mites are important inducers of allergic disease. the importance of allergens from storage mites is less well known. | 2012 | 23393909 |
| mite hypersensitivity in patients with rhinitis and rhinosinusitis living in a tropical environment. | rhinitis and rhinosinusitis are major concerns in public health. mites are important aetiological agents in the tropics. the present study investigated the in vivo response to mite allergens in patients with rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. | 2014 | 23253681 |
| elisa method for detection of mite allergens in barn dust: comparison with mite counts. | elisa (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) inhibition with a monoclonal antibody (mab) (42b6) to lepidoglyphus destructor was used to detect and quantify the storage-mite allergens in 30 dust samples collected from barns. regarding the mite fauna, microscopic inspection of the barn dust and mite counts showed that l. destructor infested all 30 barns investigated (range 430-195 400 mites/g dust). in 29/30 barns, l. destructor constituted more than 70% of the astigmata species. acarus siro was foun ... | 1996 | 8792923 |
| monoclonal antibodies to lepidoglyphus destructor: delineation of crossreactivity between storage mites and house dust mites. | we have developed monoclonal antibodies (moabs) to the storage mite lepidoglyphus destructor (ld). employing these anti-ld moabs ld-moabs) in elisa and elisa inhibition techniques we have analysed the reaction pattern of ld-moabs to both non-pyroglyphid and pyroglyphid mites. the storage mite glycyphagus domesticus (gd) exhibited most efficient inhibition, followed by acarus siro (as), tyrophagus putrescentiae (tp), dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (dpt) and euroglyphus maynei (em). of the two pyr ... | 1992 | 1468029 |
| [sensitization against storage mites in allergic rhinopathy]. | in the past 15 years, storage mites became more common as an agent in allergic airway disease. sensitization to storage mites has been reported in farmers and grain workers. there were some studies investigating local populations, especially in the north of europe. the sensitization to storage mites in a rural population seems to be similar to the rate found for dermatophagoides. the main diseases caused by storage mites are allergic rhinitis and asthma. although there is a cross-reactivity betw ... | 1991 | 1755912 |
| storage mite allergy among grain elevator workers. | a total of 139 workers (71% of the available work force) in four grain elevator stores in aalborg, denmark, participated in a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of storage mite allergy among grain elevator workers. all underwent interview, prick test with a standard panel of allergens and the storage mites acarus siro, lepidoglyphus destructor and tyrophagus putrescentiae, rast to the three above-mentioned storage mites plus glycyphagus domesticus and wheat, measurement of serum total ige, ... | 1987 | 3661920 |
| lack of allergenic cross-reactivity between storage mites and dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. | the allergenic cross-reactivity between storage mites (lepidoglyphus destructor, glycyphagus domesticus, tyrophagus putrescentiae and acarus siro) and the house dust mite dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was studied with the radio-allergo-sorbent test (rast) and the rast inhibition technique. rast-positive sera were obtained from fifty-three farmers who were positive to at least one of the four storage mites. sera from twelve of these farmers, eight of whom were also positive to d. pteronyssinus, ... | 1987 | 3829368 |
| the allergenic importance of house dust and storage mites in asthmatics in brunei, s.e. asia. | examination of dust from sleeping areas showed that storage mites, especially glycyphagid species, were predominant in brunei house dust. on skin testing sixty asthmatics with 1% extracts of six mite species, dermatophagoides pteronyssinus was found to provoke the greatest number of positive skin reactions (66.7%), but positive reactions for tyrophagus putrescentiae (50%), acarus siro (35%), glycyphagus domesticus (40%), and lepidoglyphus destructor (45%) demonstrated that storage mites are also ... | 1980 | 7438419 |
| the role and allergenic importance of storage mites in house dust and other environments. | skin tests were performed on 210 patients with house dust allergy and bronchial asthma or perennial rhinitis using extracts of dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and of four storage mites most commonly found in house dust in the united kingdom--acarus siro, tyrophagus putrescentiae, lepidoglyphus (formerly glycyphagus) destructor and glycyphagus domesticus. the results of the skin tests were related to certain occupations and living conditions of the patients which could have exposed them to storage ... | 1979 | 519837 |
| in vivo and in vitro allergenicity of the domestic mite chortoglyphus arcuatus. | chortoglyphus arcuatus is frequently identified in mattress dust samples in coastal areas of northern spain. | 2006 | 16937752 |
| limited ige cross-reactivity between dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and glycyphagus domesticus in patients naturally exposed to both mite species. | contradictory results have been found when analyzing the ige cross-reactivity among pyroglyphid mites and storage mites, as well as the role of these as true sensitizing agents. | 2007 | 17412407 |
| cross-reactivity studies of a new group 2 allergen from the dust mite glycyphagus domesticus, gly d 2, and group 2 allergens from dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, lepidoglyphus destructor, and tyrophagus putrescentiae with recombinant allergens. | dust mites are important inducers of allergic disease. group 2 allergens are recognized as major allergens in several mite species, including dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, lepidoglyphus destructor, and tyrophagus putrescentiae. no allergens have thus far been characterized on the molecular level from the dust mite glycyphagus domesticus. | 2001 | 11240953 |
| occurrence of mites in norway and the rest of scandinavia. | this paper gives a faunistic review of mites that have been recorded in the indoor environment, particularly homes, barns, and stored products, in norway and the other scandinavian countries. some preliminary results are given from unpublished investigations in norway. seven species of pyroglyphid mites have been recorded: dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, d. microceras, d. farinae, d. evansi, euroglyphus maynei, gymnoglyphus longior, and hirstia chelidonis. d. pteronyssinus was the predominant sp ... | 1998 | 10096804 |
| application of random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) assay to the study of mites related to allergic diseases. | in this study, the conditions for the successful application of the random amplified polymorphic dna (rapd) assay to differentiate mite populations based on genetic variation were defined. five species of mites related to allergic diseases were studied: dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, d. farinae (2 strains), blomia tropical is, glycyphagus domesticus and tyrophagus putrescentiae. the mites were isolated from pure cultures and processed according to the method described in this paper. the banding ... | 2013 | 8833172 |
| mite fauna of dust from passenger trains in glasgow. | the mite fauna of dust from cloth-covered seats of four passenger trains and bedding from a british rail linen store in glasgow was investigated; 22 samples containing 4488 mg of dust from a total surface area of 5.5 m2 were taken. sixteen samples were positive for mites and 33 specimens belonging to 10 species were found. the most common species were dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (trouessart), glycyphagus domesticus (de geer), g. destructor (schrank) and euroglyphus maynei (cooreman). the spec ... | 1987 | 3556435 |
| dermatitis caused by arthropods in domestic environment: an italian multicentre study. | skin diseases caused by mites and insects living in domestic environments have been rarely systematically studied. | 2017 | 28653403 |
| water vapor intake and body water (3hoh) clearance in the housemite glycyphagus domesticus. | | 1980 | 7211144 |
| [identification of glycyphagus domesticus in chile (acarina)]. | | 2000 | 5864688 |