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Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Editorial

Hypothesis: may e-cigarette smoking boost the allergic epidemic?

Authors: Jean Bousquet, Claus Bachert, Laura Crotty Alexander, Frank T. Leone

Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy | Issue 1/2016

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IgE-associated allergic diseases represent a global health problem increasing in prevalence and severity. An epidemic of IgE-associated allergic diseases has occurred over the past decades globally [1, 2] and many factors driving this epidemic are not clear. The most common diseases (asthma, rhinitis and eczema) are linked, at least partly, to IgE immune response. These diseases are complex multifactorial disorders, with both genetic and environmental components. Reasons explaining the allergy epidemic are not clear. Many inhalants such as air pollution and diesel exhaust particulates are associated with a modulation of the IgE response [3]. On the other hand, tobacco smoking has a minimal effect on the increased prevalence or severity of allergic rhinitis [4]. …
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Metadata
Title
Hypothesis: may e-cigarette smoking boost the allergic epidemic?
Authors
Jean Bousquet
Claus Bachert
Laura Crotty Alexander
Frank T. Leone
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Clinical and Translational Allergy / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 2045-7022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13601-016-0130-y

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