A MULTICENTER CLINICAL SURVEY ABOUT THE PREVALENCE OF JAPANESE CYPRESS POLLINOSIS AND THE EFFICACY OF SUBLINGUAL IMMUNOTHERAPY WITH JAPANESE CEDAR POLLEN EXTRACT DURING JAPANESE CYPRESS POLLEN DISPERSAL PERIOD

BACKGROUND: Little is known whether sublingual immunotherapy using Japanese cedar pollen extract (cedar SLIT) is effective for not only Japanese cedar pollinosis but also Japanese cypress pollinosis. We investigated the prevalence rate of Japanese cypress pollinosis, efficacy of cedar SLIT on cypress pollinosis and patients' wish to receive cypress SLIT.

METHODS: We investigated a multi-center (31 institutions), cross-sectional survey using a self-administrated questionnaire with four questions for patients received cedar SLIT aged from 5 to 69 years old.

RESULTS: 2523 subjects were enrolled for analysis. 83.4% of them had pollinosis symptoms during cypress season before cedar SLIT. In such patients, 37.4% experienced lessened efficacy of cedar SLIT during cypress season. Both the prevalence of cypress pollinosis and the lessened efficacy of cedar SLIT on cypress pollinosis were significantly seen in western Japan as compared to eastern Japan. 76.1% of the subject having cypress pollinosis before SLIT wished to receive cypress SLIT if it is available.

CONCLUSION: A lessened efficacy of cedar SLIT during cypress season was broadly seen in Japan, and further showed a regional difference. Together with the finding of high wish by patients, these results suggest a development of cypress SLIT is desirable.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

Enthalten in:

Arerugi = [Allergy - 72(2023), 9 vom: 14., Seite 1138-1146

Sprache:

Japanisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Oka, Aiko [VerfasserIn]
Yuta, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Okawa, Yukiko [VerfasserIn]
Masuno, Satoru [VerfasserIn]
Tsunoda, Takatsugu [VerfasserIn]
Takahara, Eriko [VerfasserIn]
Terada, Akihiko [VerfasserIn]
Kanai, Kenichi [VerfasserIn]
Nagakura, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Mimura, Hideya [VerfasserIn]
Arao, Harumi [VerfasserIn]
Ueyama, Shigehiro [VerfasserIn]
Ueyama, Akiyo [VerfasserIn]
Tokuda, Reiko [VerfasserIn]
Bamba, Hitoshi [VerfasserIn]
Nakazato, Hidehisa [VerfasserIn]
Nakazato, Mahoko [VerfasserIn]
Amesara, Ryo [VerfasserIn]
Nakai, Shigeru [VerfasserIn]
Araki, Susumu [VerfasserIn]
Sakaida, Mayuko [VerfasserIn]
Tokuriki, Masaharu [VerfasserIn]
Hama, Takemitsu [VerfasserIn]
Chiba, Mayumi [VerfasserIn]
Ikeda, Hiroki [VerfasserIn]
Togawa, Akihisa [VerfasserIn]
Tsuzuki, Hideaki [VerfasserIn]
Hyo, Yukiyoshi [VerfasserIn]
Niitsu, Sumiko [VerfasserIn]
Ohkawa, Chikahisa [VerfasserIn]
Nakamoto, Setsuo [VerfasserIn]
Takeo, Tetsu [VerfasserIn]
Kumanomidou, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Kanai, Kengo [VerfasserIn]
Kitamura, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Sugiura, Ruka [VerfasserIn]
Okano, Mitsuhiro [VerfasserIn]

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Allergen component
Allergens
English Abstract
Japanese cedar pollinosis
Japanese cypress pollinosis
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Questionnaire
Sublingual immunotherapy

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.11.2023

Date Revised 17.11.2023

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.15036/arerugi.72.1138

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364595426