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Pinto KP, Fidalgo TKDS, de Lima CO, Lopes RT, Freitas-Fernandes LB, Valente AP, Sassone LM, Silva EJNL. Chronic alcohol and nicotine consumption as catalyst for systemic inflammatory storm and bone destruction in apical periodontitis. Int Endod J 2024; 57:178-194. [PMID: 37966374 DOI: 10.1111/iej.13994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023]
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AIM To assess the periapical alveolar bone pattern and the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines, biochemical markers and metabolites in rats subjected to chronic alcohol and nicotine consumption and induced apical periodontitis. METHODOLOGY Twenty-eight male Wistar rats were divided into four groups: Control, Alcohol, Nicotine and Alcohol+Nicotine. The alcohol groups were exposed to self-administration of a 25% alcohol solution, while the other groups were given only filtered water. The nicotine groups received daily intraperitoneal injections of a nicotine solution (0.19 μL of nicotine/mL), whereas the other groups received saline solution. Periapical lesions were induced by exposing the pulps of the left mandibular first molars for 28 days. After euthanasia, the mandibles were removed and the percentage bone volume, bone mineral density, trabecular thickness, trabecular separation and trabecular number of the periapical bone were measured using micro-computed tomography images. Serum samples were collected for analysis of proinflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, IL-4, IL-6 and TNF-α), biochemical and metabolomic analysis. Statistical analysis was performed with a significance level of 5%. Nonparametric data were analysed using the Kruskal-Wallis test followed by Dunn's test, while one-way anova followed by Tukey's test was performed for parametric data. RESULTS The groups exposed to alcohol or nicotine consumption exhibited an altered bone pattern indicating lower bone density and higher levels of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α compared to the Control group (p < .05). Significant differences were observed among the groups in the levels of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), alkaline phosphatase, cholesterol, triglycerides, urea, creatinine, albumin, uric acid, bilirubin and calcium. Metabolomic analysis revealed significant differences in glycine, phosphocholine, lysine, lactate, valine, pyruvate and lipids (CH2 CH2 CO), n(CH2 ) and n(CH3 ). Most of these parameters were even more altered in the simultaneous consumption of both substances compared to single consumption. CONCLUSION Alcohol and nicotine chronic consumption altered several metabolic markers, impaired liver and kidney function, increased the production of systemic proinflammatory mediators and harmed the periapical bone microarchitecture in the presence of apical periodontitis. The simultaneous consumption of alcohol and nicotine intensified these detrimental effects.
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- Karem Paula Pinto
- Department of Integrated Clinical Procedures, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Community and Preventive Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Nuclear Engineering Program, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- National Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Medical Biochemistry, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- National Center for Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Medical Biochemistry, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Integrated Clinical Procedures, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of Integrated Clinical Procedures, School of Dentistry, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Departament of Endodontics, Grande Rio University (UNIGRANRIO), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The Association between the Occurrence of Asthma and Antecedents of Exposure to Environmental Tobacco Smoke in the Previous Year in Children: An Incidence-Density Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19052888. [PMID: 35270580 PMCID: PMC8910034 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2022] [Revised: 02/26/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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In previous studies, the strength of the association between childhood asthma and environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) differed depending on the way ETS was assessed and the type of study conducted. We investigated the relationship between asthma occurrence in children and recent exposure to ETS based on an incidence-density study driven by the explicit formulation of a theoretical design. Additionally, we assessed whether the relationship is modified by perinatal ETS exposure and parental inhalation atopy. The event was conceptualized as 'first doctor's diagnosis of asthma'. Population time was probed by sampling population moments. Exposure to ETS was conceptualized as recent exposure (1 year prior to diagnosis or at sampling) and perinatal exposure (in utero and/or during the first year of life). Thirty-nine events and 117 population moments were included. There was no indication for effect modification by perinatal exposure to ETS or parental inhalation atopy. After adjustment for confounding, an association was observed between occurrence of a first asthma diagnosis and recent ETS exposure: incidence-density ratio 4.94 (95% confidence interval 1.21, 20.13). Asthma occurrence in children is associated with recent exposure to ETS, and this association seems not to be modified by perinatal ETS exposure or parental inhalation atopy.
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Chau-Etchepare F, Hoerger JL, Kuhn BT, Zeki AA, Haczku A, Louie S, Kenyon NJ, Davis CE, Schivo M. Viruses and non-allergen environmental triggers in asthma. J Investig Med 2019; 67:1029-1041. [PMID: 31352362 PMCID: PMC7428149 DOI: 10.1136/jim-2019-001000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Asthma is a complex inflammatory disease with many triggers. The best understood asthma inflammatory pathways involve signals characterized by peripheral eosinophilia and elevated immunoglobulin E levels (called T2-high or allergic asthma), though other asthma phenotypes exist (eg, T2-low or non-allergic asthma, eosinophilic or neutrophilic-predominant). Common triggers that lead to poor asthma control and exacerbations include respiratory viruses, aeroallergens, house dust, molds, and other organic and inorganic substances. Increasingly recognized non-allergen triggers include tobacco smoke, small particulate matter (eg, PM2.5), and volatile organic compounds. The interaction between respiratory viruses and non-allergen asthma triggers is not well understood, though it is likely a connection exists which may lead to asthma development and/or exacerbations. In this paper we describe common respiratory viruses and non-allergen triggers associated with asthma. In addition, we aim to show the possible interactions, and potential synergy, between viruses and non-allergen triggers. Finally, we introduce a new clinical approach that collects exhaled breath condensates to identify metabolomics associated with viruses and non-allergen triggers that may promote the early management of asthma symptoms.
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- Florence Chau-Etchepare
- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Internal Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
- Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
- Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
- Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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- Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, USA
- Center for Comparative Respiratory Biology and Medicine, University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA
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Feleszko W, Ruszczyński M, Jaworska J, Strzelak A, Zalewski BM, Kulus M. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure and risk of allergic sensitisation in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Arch Dis Child 2014; 99:985-92. [PMID: 24958794 DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-305444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposure in children is linked with the development of allergic asthma. However, its influence on allergic sensitisation in children has not been conclusively determined. OBJECTIVE To systematically review existing evidence of ETS exposure's impact on markers of allergic sensitisation in children. METHODS CENTRAL, MEDLINE and EMBASE databases were searched. Included studies assessed following markers of atopic sensitisation: total immunoglobulin E (tIgE) concentrations, at least one specific IgE (sIgE+), and positive skin-prick tests (SPTs+) in ETS-exposed and non-exposed children. RESULTS 8 studies on the influence of ETS on tIgE concentration (2603 patients), 6 studies on ETS and sIgE+ (9230 participants) and 14 papers on ETS and SPT (14 150 patients) met our inclusion criteria. ETS was shown to raise tIgE concentrations by 27.7 IU/mL (95% CI 7.8 to 47.7; I(2)=58%; results based on 3 studies) and to increase the risk of atopic sensitisation, as assessed by sIgE+ (OR=1.12, 95%CI 1.00 to 1.25; I(2)=54%; results based on 4 studies) and SPT+ (OR=1.15; 95% CI 1.04 to 1.28; I(2)=0%; results based on 10 studies). In a subgroup analysis, this effect was most pronounced in children <7 years (preschoolers) by OR=1.20; (95% CI 1.05 to 1.38) and OR=1.30 (95% CI 1.05 to 1.61), (for sIgE+ and SPT+, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Current analysis supports an association between ETS exposure in early childhood and the increased risk of allergic sensitisation. Subgroup meta-analyses demonstrate that younger children suffer the most from detrimental immunomodulating effects of ETS exposure. This study underscores ETS as an important but avoidable risk factor for the development of allergic disease in children.
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- Wojciech Feleszko
- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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- Department of Pediatric Respiratory Diseases and Allergy, The Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Pali-Schöll I, Motala C, Jensen-Jarolim E. Asthma and allergic diseases in pregnancy a review. World Allergy Organ J 2013; 2:26-36. [PMID: 21151812 PMCID: PMC2999828 DOI: 10.1186/1939-4551-2-3-26] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Asthma and allergic disorders can affect the course and outcome of pregnancy. Pregnancy itself may also affect the course of asthma and related diseases. Optimal management of these disorders during pregnancy is vital to ensure the welfare of the mother and the baby. Specific pharmacological agents for treatment of asthma or allergic diseases must be cautiously selected and are discussed here with respect to safety considerations in pregnancy. Although most drugs do not harm the fetus, this knowledge is incomplete. Any drug may carry a small risk that must be balanced against the benefits of keeping the mother and baby healthy. The goals and principles of management for acute and chronic asthma, rhinitis, and dermatologic disorders are the same during pregnancy as those for asthma in the general population. Diagnosis of allergy during pregnancy should mainly consist of the patient's history and in vitro testing. The assured and well-evaluated risk factors revealed for sensitization in mother and child are very limited, to date, and include alcohol consumption, exposure to tobacco smoke, maternal diet and diet of the newborn, drug usage, and insufficient exposure to environmental bacteria. Consequently, the recommendations for primary and secondary preventive measures are also very limited in number and verification.
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- Isabella Pali-Schöll
- Department of Pathophysiology, Center of Physiology, Pathophysiology and Immunology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Linnamaa P, Nieminen K, Koulu L, Tuomasjukka S, Kallio H, Yang B, Tahvonen R, Savolainen J. Pro-inflammatory and Th2-type cytokine responses in PBMC in infants are associated with parental smoking. Clin Exp Allergy 2013; 42:1472-8. [PMID: 22994344 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04066.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND During infancy, a disturbed cytokine balance leads to an atopic immune response. Many risk factors have been associated with the development of atopy. These include parental smoking, elevated cord blood IgE, early exposure to pets and family history of atopy, but the knowledge of their impact on cytokine balance is limited. OBJECTIVE To assess the cytokines induced by mitogen in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of infants at 3 months and 12 months of age and their potential association with fatty acid (FA) intervention, parental atopy, atopic dermatitis and parental smoking. METHODS Infants from an intervention study using black currant seed oil (BCSO, n = 34) or placebo (n = 34) were included. PBMC samples were taken at the age of 3 and 12 months. Signs of atopic dermatitis and parental smoking were registered. PBMC were isolated from heparinized blood samples, stimulated with ConcanavalinA mitogen and the cytokine responses were detected at 72 h of stimulation by Luminex technology. RESULTS Children of smoking parents had elevated levels of IL-4 (P = 0.0004), IL-5 (P = 0.0002), IFN-γ (P = 0.039) and TNF (P = 0.0003) at 12 months of age. Children who had atopic dermatitis by the age of 3 months showed elevated levels of IL-5 at 3 months (P = 0.0027) and 12 months of age (P = 0.022). The production of TNF at the age of 3 months was higher (P = 0.010) and the production of IL-12 at the age of 12 months was lower (P = 0.025) in infants whose parents were atopic. BCSO intervention did not have any effect on any cytokine production or mRNA expression. CONCLUSION Children of smoking parents had highly significantly elevated levels of Th2-type cytokines IL-4, IL-5 and pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF. The detrimental effects of parental smoking on the child's immune function should lead us to pay more attention to supporting parents to stop smoking.
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- P Linnamaa
- Department of Dermatology, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Asthma and allergic disorders can affect the course and outcome of pregnancy. Pregnancy itself may also affect the course of asthma and related diseases. Optimal management of these disorders during pregnancy is vital to ensure the welfare of the mother and the baby.Specific pharmacological agents for treatment of asthma or allergic diseases must be cautiously selected and are discussed here with respect to safety considerations in pregnancy. Although most drugs do not harm the fetus, this knowledge is incomplete. Any drug may carry a small risk that must be balanced against the benefits of keeping the mother and baby healthy. The goals and principles of management for acute and chronic asthma, rhinitis, and dermatologic disorders are the same during pregnancy as those for asthma in the general population.Diagnosis of allergy during pregnancy should mainly consist of the patient's history and in vitro testing.The assured and well-evaluated risk factors revealed for sensitization in mother and child are very limited, to date, and include alcohol consumption, exposure to tobacco smoke, maternal diet and diet of the newborn, drug usage, and insufficient exposure to environmental bacteria. Consequently, the recommendations for primary and secondary preventive measures are also very limited in number and verification.
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Pali-Schöll I, Renz H, Jensen-Jarolim E. Update on allergies in pregnancy, lactation, and early childhood. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2009; 123:1012-21. [PMID: 19249083 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.01.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2008] [Revised: 01/06/2009] [Accepted: 01/14/2009] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The factors responsible for the induction of allergic disease at an early age have not been completely identified. Therefore a major research focus is their identification to elaborate recommendations for prevention of sensitization in high-risk or atopic children. This review analyzes known or suspected reasons for sensitization in pregnant women and infants from both clinical and experimental animal studies. Recent studies and meta-analyses could not confirm the protective effect of an allergen-poor diet on the part of the mother during pregnancy and lactation. Likewise, the type of bottle feeding or the introduction of solid food into the child's diet might not significantly influence the development of atopy, allergy, or asthma in the child's life. Disappointingly, the few preventive measures remaining to reduce the risk of allergic sensitization and atopic diseases in mother and child are the avoidance of smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy and lactation and the avoidance of the impairment of gastric function. Further studies are urgently needed to address the influence of certain foods and nutrients, as well as environmental factors, for prevention of allergic diseases in the low- or high-risk infant.
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Tebow G, Sherrill DL, Lohman IC, Stern DA, Wright AL, Martinez FD, Halonen M, Guerra S. Effects of parental smoking on interferon gamma production in children. Pediatrics 2008; 121:e1563-9. [PMID: 18519461 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES Environmental tobacco smoke is associated with several negative health outcomes in children, including an increased susceptibility to infections. One of the postulated mechanisms for these effects is the impairment of the immune system function and/or development. Yet, it remains unknown whether cumulative exposure to parental smoking is associated with altered immune responses in childhood and whether these effects are independent of in utero exposure to maternal smoking. In a population-based birth cohort, we sought to determine the relation of parental smoking, as assessed prospectively since pregnancy, to the child's interferon gamma and interleukin 4 production at 11 years of age. PATIENTS AND METHODS We used data on 512 children and their parents from the Tucson Children's Respiratory Study cohort. Information on maternal and paternal smoking was collected prospectively by questionnaire, and pack-years for mother, father, and both parents combined were assessed prospectively between the prenatal period and year 11. At age 11 years, children's interferon gamma and interleukin 4 production from mitogen-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells was measured. RESULTS Children of parents who smoked between the prenatal period and year 11 were more likely to be in lower quartiles of interferon gamma production than children of nonsmoking parents. In addition, maternal, paternal, and parental pack-years showed significant inverse dose-response relationships with interferon gamma production in the child. These dose-response relationships with interferon gamma remained significant for both paternal and parental pack-years among children of mothers who did not smoke during pregnancy, suggesting the existence of specific postnatal effects of environmental tobacco smoke exposure. In contrast, no significant effects of parental smoking were found on interleukin 4 production. CONCLUSIONS Interferon gamma responses of school-aged children are impacted by parental smoking.
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- Gina Tebow
- Arizona Respiratory Center, University of Arizona, 1501 N Campbell Ave, PO Box 245030, Tucson, AZ 85724-5030, USA
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Prescott SL. Effects of early cigarette smoke exposure on early immune development and respiratory disease. Paediatr Respir Rev 2008; 9:3-9; quiz 10. [PMID: 18280974 DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2007.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Exposure to tobacco constituents during early development remains a common but avoidable toxic exposure, which has been clearly linked with decreased lung growth and subsequent wheezing illness. There is also now emerging evidence that tobacco smoke can influence early immune function. This includes alterations in cytokine production by the fetoplacental unit, as detected ex vivo in cord blood, as well as in patterns of fetal mononuclear cell responses in vitro. Recent studies also suggest that the newborns of smoking mothers have altered signalling through Toll-like receptors (TLRs) that are essential for innate microbial responses. This may be implicated in the increased predisposition to infection in exposed infants. TLR-mediated innate response pathways are also believed to be important in promoting regulatory pathways that inhibit allergic immune responses. However, although a number of studies have documented associations between early cigarette smoke exposure and subsequent allergic disease, this remains controversial. This review explores the consequences of smoking on these important aspects of early development, including potential mechanisms, interactions with predisposing asthma genes and a potential role in epigenetic regulation. Although parental smoking may not be the primary factor in the changing prevalence of asthma and respiratory disease, we propose that it is an important contributor, with significant potential to interact with other genetic factors and environmental risk factors to influence disease propensity.
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- Susan L Prescott
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, GPO Box D184, Perth, Western Australia 6840, Australia.
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Ng SP, Zelikoff JT. The effects of prenatal exposure of mice to cigarette smoke on offspring immune parameters. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2008; 71:445-453. [PMID: 18306092 DOI: 10.1080/15287390701839281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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While direct exposure to cigarette smoke (CS) was shown in numerous human and animal studies to impair host immune responses, effects on the offspring following in utero CS exposure are relatively unknown. Thus, a toxicological study was performed that extended our previous investigations examining the effects of relatively low-dose CS exposure on immune tumor surveillance parameters of the prenatally exposed offspring. In the current study, pregnant B6C3F1 mice were exposed by inhalation to mainstream CS (at a concentration equivalent to smoking approximately 1 pack of cigarettes/d) for 5 d/wk, 4 h/d from gestational day 4 to parturition. Smoke-induced effects on a number of immune parameters were examined in 3- (and/or 5-), 10-, and 20-wk-old male and female offspring, including lymphoid organ weight/cellularity; blood and bronchopulmonary lavage cell numbers/profiles; splenic lymphocyte proliferation; mixed lymphocyte reactions; and, host resistance against transplanted melanoma cells. Exposure in utero to CS significantly increased circulating white blood cell and lymphocyte numbers in both sexes for up to 2.5 mo after birth (compared to their age-/sex-matched, air-exposed counterparts). In addition, 3-wk-old male and female offspring from smoke-exposed mothers had decreased mitogen-stimulated T-lymphocyte proliferation, while 5-wk-old male pups had increased mixed lymphocyte response compared to their sex-matched, air-exposed counterparts. Although effects of prenatal smoke exposure on overall offspring immunity were relatively modest, these findings could suggest that early toxic insult by CS may alter subsequent immune homeostasis in the offspring, leading, possibly, to changes in disease vulnerability.
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- Sheung P Ng
- Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, Tuxedo, New York 10987, USA
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Maternal smoking in pregnancy: do the effects on innate (toll-like receptor) function have implications for subsequent allergic disease? Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol 2007; 3:10-8. [PMID: 20525148 PMCID: PMC2873627 DOI: 10.1186/1710-1492-3-1-10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Subtle increases in immaturity of immune function in early infancy have been implicated in the rising susceptibility to allergic disease, particularly relative impairment of type 1 interferon (IFN)-γ responses in the neonatal period. Although genetic predisposition is a clear risk factor, the escalating rates of allergic disease in infancy suggest that environmental factors are also implicated. We previously showed that maternal smoking in pregnancy may impair neonatal IFN-γ responses. Our more recent studies now indicate that this common avoidable toxic exposure is also associated with attenuation of innate immune function, with attenuated Toll-like receptor (TLR)-mediated microbial responses (including TLR-2, -3, -4, and -9 responses). Most notably, the effects were more marked if the mothers were also allergic. In this review, we discuss the significance of these observations in the context of the emerging hypothesis that variations in TLR function in early life may be implicated in allergic propensity. There is now growing evidence that many of the key pathways involved in subsequent T-cell programming and regulation (namely, antigen-presenting cells and regulatory T cells) rely heavily on microbe-driven TLR activation for maturation and function. Factors that influence the function and activity of these innate pathways in early life may contribute to the increasing predisposition for allergic disease. Although "cleaner" environments have been implicated, here we explore the possibility that other common environmental exposures (such as maternal smoking) could also play a role.
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Seymour BWP, Peake JL, Pinkerton KE, Kurup VP, Gershwin LJ. Second-hand smoke increases nitric oxide and alters the IgE response in a murine model of allergic aspergillosis. Clin Dev Immunol 2005; 12:113-24. [PMID: 16050142 PMCID: PMC2270730 DOI: 10.1080/17402520500116806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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This study was performed to determine the effects of environmental
tobacco smoke (ETS) on nitric oxide (NO) and immunoglobulin (Ig) production in
a murine model of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA). Adult
BALB/c mice were exposed to aged and diluted sidestream cigarette smoke
from day 0 through day 43 to simulate “second-hand
smoke”. During exposure,
mice were sensitized to soluble Aspergillus fumigatus (Af)
antigen intranasally
between day 14 and 24. All Af sensitized mice in ambient air (Af + AIR) made
elevated levels of IgE, IgG1, IgM, IgG2a and IgA. Af sensitized mice housed in
ETS (Af + ETS) made similar levels of immunoglobulins except for IgE that was
significantly reduced in the serum and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). However,
immunohistochemical evaluation of the lung revealed a marked accumulation of
IgE positive cells in the lung parenchyma of these Af + ETS mice. LPS stimulation
of BAL cells revealed elevated levels of NO in the Af + AIR group, which was further
enhanced in the Af+ETS group. In vitro restimulation of the BAL cells on day 45
showed a TH0 response with elevated levels of IL3, 4, 5, 10 and IFN-γ. However,
by day 28 the response shifted such that TH2 cytokines increased while
IFN-γ decreased. The Af + ETS group showed markedly reduced levels in all
cytokines tested, including the inflammatory cytokine IL6, when compared to
the Af+AIR group. These results demonstrate that ETS affects ABPA by further
enhancing the NO production and reduces
the TH2 and the inflammatory cytokines while altering the pattern of IgE responses.
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- Brian W P Seymour
- Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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Topp R, Thefeld W, Wichmann HE, Heinrich J. The effect of environmental tobacco smoke exposure on allergic sensitization and allergic rhinitis in adults. INDOOR AIR 2005; 15:222-7. [PMID: 15982268 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00360.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND There is only little and furthermore conflicting knowledge about the relationship between passive smoking and allergy in adults. In this work, we assess the association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) at home or at work, and allergic sensitization and allergic rhinitis in 4093 German adults. METHODS Our study population comes from the German National Health Survey 1998 of which we analyzed 4093 adults (17-79 years) being non-smokers and having complete information on passive smoking and allergy. The association between ETS exposure and allergic sensitization and allergic rhinitis was assessed using logistic regression models. RESULTS The effect of ETS exposure on allergic sensitization was biggest at the workplace [adjusted OR = 1.17 (0.97, 1.41)]; the same could be observed with respect to allergic rhinitis [adjusted OR = 1.20 (0.96, 1.51)]. There was no effect of ETS exposure at home on both allergic sensitization [adjusted OR = 0.99 (0.76, 1.29)] and allergic rhinitis [adjusted OR = 1.05 (0.76, 1.43)] in our analysis. CONCLUSIONS The findings from our study show a statistically non-significant tendency that exposure to ETS at the workplace increases allergic sensitization and allergic rhinitis in adults. This tendency could not be observed with respect to ETS exposure at home. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Exposure to ETS at the workplace should be minimized in order to reduce the risk of allergic sensitization, and allergic rhinitis.
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- R Topp
- GSF--National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Epidemiology, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, Neuherberg, Germany
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BACKGROUND Maternal cigarette smoking in pregnancy is an important, common and avoidable exposure that has been linked with elevated cord blood (CB) immunoglobulin E levels and subsequent asthma and allergic disease in childhood. Despite this, there is still very little information about the immunological effects of maternal smoking on the fetus. METHODS This aim of this study was to compare cord blood mononuclear cell (CBMC) cytokine responses to allergens [ovalbumin (OVA) or house dust mite (HDM)] and mitogens [concanavalin A (ConA) or phytohemaglutinen (PHA)] in neonates whose mothers smoked throughout pregnancy (n = 17) with responses of neonates whose mothers never smoked (n = 40). Cell cultures were stimulated for 24 h and supernatants collected for cytokine detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [interleukin (IL)-13, IL-6, interferon (IFN)gamma and IL-10]. Cell pellets were also collected for cytokine mRNA detection (IL-5, IL-9, IFNgamma). RESULTS Maternal smoking in pregnancy was associated with significantly higher neonatal T helper type 2 (IL-13 protein) responses to both HDM (P = 0.01) and OVA (P = 0.035). These effects remained statistically significant after allowing for confounding factors, including the effects of maternal atopy. Similar trends were also seen for IL-9mRNA, IL-5mRNA and IL-6 responses, although these were not statistically significant. Although IFNgamma mRNA responses to PHA (P = 0.015) and ConA (P = 0.025) were lower if mothers smoked in pregnancy, there were no differences in neonatal (Th1) IFNgamma protein responses to allergens or mitogens. CONCLUSIONS These findings indicate that maternal cigarette smoking can modify aspects of fetal immune function and highlight the need for further studies in this area.
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- P S Noakes
- School of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Sikora L, Rao SP, Sriramarao P. Selectin-dependent rolling and adhesion of leukocytes in nicotine-exposed microvessels of lung allografts. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2003; 285:L654-63. [PMID: 12794008 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00448.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The interaction of circulating leukocytes with lung microvessels is a critical event in the recruitment of effector cells into the interstitial tissue during episodes of inflammation, including smoking-induced chronic airway disease. In the present study, murine lung tissue transplanted into a dorsal skinfold window chamber in nude mice was used as a model system to study nicotine-induced leukocyte trafficking in vivo. The revascularized lung microvessels were determined to be of pulmonary origin based on their ability to constrict in response to hypoxia. We demonstrated that nicotine significantly enhanced rolling and adhesion of leukocytes within lung microvessels comprising arterioles and postcapillary venules in a dose-dependent manner, but failed to induce leukocyte emigration. Nicotine-induced rolling and adhesion was significantly higher in venules than in arterioles. Treatment of mice with monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) against L-, E-, or P-selectin after exposure of lung allografts to nicotine resulted in variable but significant inhibition of nicotine-induced rolling, whereas nicotine-induced subsequent adhesion was inhibited by MAbs against L- and P-selectin but not E-selectin. Exposure of lung allografts to nicotine along with PD-98059, a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-specific inhibitor, resulted in significant inhibition of nicotine-induced rolling and adhesion. In vitro, exposure of murine lung endothelial cells to nicotine resulted in increased phosphorylation of mitogen-activated/extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2, which could be blocked by PD-98059. Overall, these results suggest that nicotine-induced inflammation in the airways could potentially be due to MAPK-mediated, selectin-dependent leukocyte-endothelial cell interactions in the lung microcirculation.
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- Lyudmila Sikora
- Division of Vascular Biology, La Jolla Institute for Molecular Medicine, 4570 Executive Dr., San Diego, CA 92121, USA
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Assessing allergy by measurement of serum immunoglobulin (Ig) E antibodies is fast and safe to perform. Serum antibodies can preferably be assessed in patients with dermatitis and in those who regularly use antihistamines and other pharmacological agents that reduce skin sensitivity. Skin tests represent the easiest tool to obtain quick and reliable information for the diagnosis of respiratory allergic diseases. It is the technique more widely used, specific and reasonably sensitive for most applications as a marker of atopy. Measurement of serum IgE antibodies and skin-prick testing may give complimentary information and can be applied in clinical and epidemiological settings. Peripheral blood eosinophilia is less used, but is important in clinical practice to demonstrate the allergic aetiology of disease, to monitor its clinical course and to address the choice of therapy. In epidemiology, hypereosinophilia seems to reflect an inflammatory reaction in the airways, which may be linked to obstructive airflow limitation.
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- S Baldacci
- Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy
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Strannegård O, Strannegård IL. The causes of the increasing prevalence of allergy: is atopy a microbial deprivation disorder? Allergy 2001; 56:91-102. [PMID: 11167368 DOI: 10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056002091.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- O Strannegård
- Department of Clinical Virology, Faculty of Medicine, Göteborg University, Sweden
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Banks RE. Measurement of cytokines in clinical samples using immunoassays: problems and pitfalls. Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2000; 37:131-82. [PMID: 10811142 DOI: 10.1080/10408360091174187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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With the explosion in interest in cytokines and an increasing understanding of their possible involvement in the pathogenesis of many diseases, the number of studies measuring cytokines in body fluids has increased markedly over the last 5 to 10 years. However, it is readily apparent from the literature that the level of awareness of the many factors that can potentially influence the results obtained is very low. Such factors are likely to contribute considerably to the disparities seen among similar types of study. These include assay properties such as standardization and specificity, type of sample and sample handling, and many biological influences such as age, sex, ethnic background, and diurnal rhythmicity. Clearly, it is not possible to control for all these factors, but a minimum evaluation of assays should be carried out as described, including recovery and parallelity studies using relevant samples and the establishment of reproducibility and normal healthy population levels. An awareness of these factors, which is the purpose of this review, may hopefully lead to an improvement in the quality of studies incorporating the measurement of cytokines in clinical samples and should aid in the interpretation of the data.
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- R E Banks
- ICRF Cancer Medicine Research Unit, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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Oryszczyn MP, Annesi-Maesano I, Charpin D, Paty E, Maccario J, Kauffmann F. Relationships of active and passive smoking to total IgE in adults of the Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy (EGEA). Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2000; 161:1241-6. [PMID: 10764318 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.161.4.9905027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 74] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The increase of total IgE in relation to active smoking has been shown in the general population, but little is known about subjects with a personal or family history of asthma. The objective of this report is to analyze the relationships of active and passive smoking to total IgE in the Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma, Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness, and Atopy (EGEA). The sample studied includes 122 asthmatic probands, 430 first-degree relatives, and 190 control subjects, age 25 to 54 yr. As expected, first-degree relatives had total IgE intermediate between cases and control subjects and men had higher values than women. Current smokers had significantly higher IgE than never smokers. The relationship was statistically significant restricting the analysis in asthmatic probands. In a model taking into account gender, personal and familial history of asthma, socio- occupational class, and the nonindependence of subjects from the same family, IgE were in current smokers, ex-smokers, and never smokers 128, 61, and 76 IU/ml and 77, 41, and 55 IU/ml in men (p = 0.01) and women (p = 0. 05), respectively. The relation was independent of skin test response. Some increase in IgE was observed in both men and women first-degree relatives in relation to passive smoking. That relation was statistically significant in women only (adjusted for asthma values: 103 IU/ml versus 48 IU/ ml, p = 0.02). Results show that an increase in total IgE in relation to active smoking may be evidenced even in asthmatics despite the healthy smoker effect. Susceptible subjects, such as women who are first-degree relatives of asthmatics, may increase total IgE in relation to passive smoking.
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- M P Oryszczyn
- INSERM U472, Villejuif, Hôpital Nord, Marseille, and Hôpital Necker, Paris, France.
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Vinke JG, KleinJan A, Severijnen LW, Fokkens WJ. Passive smoking causes an 'allergic' cell infiltrate in the nasal mucosa of non-atopic children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 1999; 51:73-81. [PMID: 10619620 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-5876(99)00244-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is one of the most common indoor pollutants to which many children are exposed. This study was set up to determine possible effects on cellular infiltrates in the nasal mucosa of children exposed to ETS. The research population consisted of a group of ten children exposed to more then 15 cigarettes/day and a control group of ten children without exposure. The groups were matched for age and gender. None of the children had an atopic constitution. Immunohistochemical staining techniques were used to determine the number of Langerhans cells, T cells, B cells, granulocytes, macrophages, mast cells and eosinophils in the nasal mucosa. IgE+ cells and eosinophils were seen in significantly higher cell numbers in the nasal mucosa of children exposed to ETS (Mann-Whitney U-test). IgE+ mast cells were not found to be more numerous in the ETS-exposed group. We can conclude that exposure to ETS causes changes in cellular infiltrates which partly resemble those seen in the nasal mucosa of allergic children. However, no sign of allergic sensitisation can be found in the nasal mucosa. Children with a genetic predisposition to allergic disease will probably suffer most from the 'unstable' nasal mucosa due to ETS.
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- J G Vinke
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Erasmus University Medical Centre Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- F Carrión Valero
- Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, Valencia
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Strachan DP, Cook DG. Health effects of passive smoking .5. Parental smoking and allergic sensitisation in children. Thorax 1998; 53:117-23. [PMID: 9624297 PMCID: PMC1758719 DOI: 10.1136/thx.53.2.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 149] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND A systematic review was conducted of the effects of parental smoking on immunoglobulin (IgE) levels, skin prick positivity, and allergic rhinitis or eczema in children. Asthma was excluded in order to distinguish more clearly the effect of passive smoke exposure on allergic sensitisation. METHODS Thirty six relevant publications were identified after consideration of 692 articles selected by electronic search of the Embase and Medline databases using keywords relevant to passive smoking in children. The search was completed in April 1997 and identified nine studies of IgE in neonates, eight of IgE in older children, 12 which included skin prick tests, and 10 describing symptoms of allergic disease other than asthma or wheezing. A quantitative meta-analysis was possible only for the studies reporting skin prick tests. RESULTS Several large studies failed to confirm early reports of a substantial or statistically significant association of maternal smoking with concentrations of total serum IgE in neonates or in older children. No consistent association emerged between parental smoking and allergic rhinitis or eczema. Few of these studies adjusted for potential confounding variables. The quantity and quality of evidence was greatest for skin prick tests, and studies of parental smoking during pregnancy or infancy were broadly consistent in showing no adverse effect on prick positivity (pooled odds ratio 0.87, 95% confidence interval 0.62 to 1.24). There was much greater and statistically significant (p = 0.002) heterogeneity of odds ratios relating current parental smoking to skin prick positivity. CONCLUSIONS Parental smoking, either before or immediately after birth, is unlikely to increase the risk of allergic sensitisation in children.
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- D P Strachan
- Department of Public Health Sciences, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
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