Airborne protein concentration: a key metric for type 1 allergy risk assessment —in home measurement challenges and considerations

ConclusionsVery low airborne concentrations of allergenic proteins in home settings can be successfully quantified using commercially available pumps and immunoassays. Considering the greater relevance of air sampling to human exposure of the respiratory tract and its other advantages, wider use of standardised, sensitive techniques to measure low airborne protein concentrations and how they influence development of allergic sensitisation and symptoms could accelerate our understanding of human dose –response relationships and refine our knowledge of thresholds of allergic sensitisation and elicitation via the respiratory tract.
Source: Clinical and Translational Allergy - Category: Allergy & Immunology Source Type: research