| Document ID (ISN) | 75124 |
| CIS number |
00-1061 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1351-0711 - Occupational and Environmental Medicine |
| Year |
1999 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Doekes G., Kamminga N., Helwegen L., Heederik D. |
| Title |
Occupational IgE sensitisation to phytase, a phosphatase derived from Aspergillus niger |
| Bibliographic information |
July 1999, Vol.56, No.7, p.454-459. Illus. 23 ref. |
| Abstract |
The aim of this study was to assess whether work-related respiratory symptoms among workers in a premix factory producing animal feed additives could be due to type I (mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE)) allergic sensitization to phytase. Strongest IgE reactions were found in four exposed workers who reported work-related respiratory symptoms, particularly wheezing, and in one internal control who possibly had become sensitized because the structure of the factory building did not preclude airborne exposure in the offices and corridors of the plant. Phytase is a potentially important new occupational allergen causing specific IgE immune responses among exposed workers. Such IgE sensitization could probably be the cause of work-related asthmatic and other respiratory symptoms if no effective measures are taken to prevent airborne occupational exposure at sites where phytase is handled, particularly during addition of enzyme preparations to animal feed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
allergens; phosphatases; sensitization; feed production; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
Aspergillus moulds; individual susceptibility; case-control study; immunoglobulins |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Netherlands |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Food industry
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