Hoover G E, Platts-Mills T A
Asthma and Allergic Diseases Center, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, USA.
Clin Chest Med. 1995 Dec;16(4):603-20.
A majority of children and young adults with asthma are allergic to common allergens in their environment. Over the last 10 years, it has become increasingly clear that chronic exposure to these foreign proteins is an important cause of the chronic eosinophilic inflammation of the lungs that characterizes patients with asthma. The main allergens relevant to asthma are those found indoors, that is, mite, cat, dog, and cockroach. Reducing exposure to these common indoor allergens is an important anti-inflammatory treatment for asthma; furthermore, the techniques of avoidance are increasingly well defined and allergen specific.
大多数患有哮喘的儿童和年轻人对其环境中的常见过敏原过敏。在过去10年中，越来越清楚的是，长期接触这些外来蛋白质是导致肺部慢性嗜酸性粒细胞炎症的一个重要原因，而这种炎症是哮喘患者的特征。与哮喘相关的主要过敏原是那些在室内发现的过敏原，即螨虫、猫、狗和蟑螂。减少接触这些常见的室内过敏原是哮喘的一种重要抗炎治疗方法；此外，避免接触过敏原的技术越来越明确且具有过敏原特异性。
