Rhinosinusitis and mold as risk factors for asthma symptoms in occupants of a water‐damaged building

JH Park, K Kreiss, JM Cox‐Ganser - Indoor air, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Mold exposure in damp buildings is associated with both nasal symptoms and asthma
development, but the progression of building‐related (BR) rhinosinusitis symptoms to …

[HTML][HTML] Is in vitro cytokine release a suitable marker to improve the diagnosis of suspected mold-related respiratory symptoms? A proof-of-concept study

V Liebers, S Kespohl, G Borowitzki, H Stubel… - Allergologie …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Indoor mold infestation can lead to a variety of adverse health effects, including allergic and
non-allergic respiratory complaints. Especially if no evidence of an allergic reaction can be …

Influence of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia viability on murine pulmonary microRNA and mRNA expression following subchronic inhalation exposure

TL Croston, AP Nayak, AR Lemons… - Clinical & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Personal exposure to fungal bioaerosols derived from contaminated building
materials or agricultural commodities may induce or exacerbate a variety of adverse health …

Risk from inhaled mycotoxins in indoor office and residential environments

BJ Kelman, CA Robbins… - … journal of toxicology, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Mycotoxins are known to produce veterinary and human diseases when consumed with
contaminated foods. Mycotoxins have also been proposed to cause adverse human health …

[PDF][PDF] Mold & Indoor Air Quality

SV McNeel, RA Kreutzer - 2003 - Citeseer
While occupational exposure to airborne pollutants such as asbestos and coal dust is known
to cause lung cancer/mesothelioma and pneumoconiosis (black lung disease) …

The fundamentals of mold-related illness: when to suspect the environment is making a patient sick

F Fung, WG Hughson - Postgraduate Medicine, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
Disorders related to indoor air quality have become a major concern for primary care
physicians, who often are asked to evaluate patients whose symptoms may be caused or …

[HTML][HTML] What effect do mycotoxins, cell wall components, enzymes and other mold components and metabolites have on our health?

J Hurraß, R Teubel, G Fischer, B Heinzow… - Allergo Journal …, 2024 - Springer
The AWMF (Association of the Scientific Medical Societies) mold guideline “Medical clinical
diagnostics for indoor mold exposure”—Update 2023 concludes that there is limited or …

Fungal spores as such do not cause nasal inflammation in mold exposure

M Roponen, M Seuri, A Nevalainen… - Inhalation …, 2002 - Taylor & Francis
The increased frequency of respiratory symptoms and diseases among sawmill workers has
been linked to occupational exposure to airborne contaminants, especially to different fungi …

Exposure to mycotoxins increases the allergic immune response in a murine asthma model

N Schütze, I Lehmann, U Bönisch… - American journal of …, 2010 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Epidemiological studies have shown that indoor molds are associated with
increased prevalence and exacerbation of respiratory symptoms and asthma. Mycotoxins …

[HTML][HTML] Mold burden in house dust and its relationship with asthma control

P Segura-Medina, MH Vargas, JM Aguilar-Romero… - Respiratory …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective Some evidences indicate that exposure to molds or their products can be relevant
for the loss of asthma control. Thus, we measured the mold burden present inside houses of …