Titre du document / Document title

Honey allergy is rare in patients sensitive to pollens

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

KIISTALA R. ⁽¹⁾ ; HANNUKSELA M. ; MÄKINEN-KILJUNEN S. ⁽¹⁾ ; NIINIMÄKI A. ; HAAHTELA T. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Helsinki univ. cent. hosp., dep. allergic diseases, 00250 Helsinki, FINLANDE

Résumé / Abstract

We challenged in a double-blind manner 46 pollen-allergic patients with 30 g of honey and another 32 patients with a placebo (30 g of syrup). Minor, mostly subjective, symptoms were seen in or reported by 26% of those challenged with honey and 41% of those challenged with placebo. In no case could the symptoms with certainty be related to the challenge. Eight commercially available honeys were examined for allergen activity by RAST inhibition and immunospot methods. Both pollen and insect allergen activity was found in all honeys, and they could cause allergic reactions. However, no serious or even obvious reaction occurred in pollen-allergic patients challenged with honey.

Revue / Journal Title

Allergy   ISSN 0105-4538   CODEN LLRGDY 

Source / Source

1995, vol. 50, n^o10, pp. 844-847 (10 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Blackwell, Oxford, ROYAUME-UNI  (1978) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Allergy ; Pollen ; Allergen ; Honey ; Prevalence ; Human ; Immunopathology ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Allergie ; Pollen ; Allergène ; Miel ; Prévalence ; Homme ; Immunopathologie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Alergia ; Polen ; Alergeno ; Miel ; Prevalencia ; Hombre ; Inmunopatología ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 5264, 35400005882957.0140