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DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04024.x
Title (Primary) The LINA cohort: indoor chemical exposure, circulating eosinophil/basophil (Eo/B) progenitors and early life skin manifestations
Author Weisse, K.; Lehmann, I.; Heroux, D.; Kohajda, T.; Herberth, G. ORCID logo ; Röder, S. ORCID logo ; von Bergen, M.; Borte, M.; Denburg, J.
Source Titel Clinical and Experimental Allergy
Year 2012
Department IMMU; PROTEOM; STUDIEN
Volume 42
Issue 9
Page From 1337
Page To 1346
Language englisch
Keywords atopic dermatitis; cradle cap; eosinophil/basophil progenitors; indoor chemical exposure; LINA ; 1-year-old children; smoking; VOC
Abstract

Background
Hematopoietic progenitor cells, especially those committed to the Eo/B lineage, are known to contribute to allergic inflammation.
Objective
The aim of the present study was to investigate whether environmental factors are associated with changes in numbers of circulating Eo/B progenitors at 1 year of age.
Methods
Peripheral blood from 60 1-year-old children enrolled in the LINA (Lifestyle and environmental factors and their Influence on Newborns Allergy risk) birth cohort was assessed for Eo/B progenitor cells (Eo/B CFU) using standardized and validated methylcellulose assays. Frozen peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were cultured in the presence of IL-3, IL-5 or GM-CSF, and Eo/B CFUs enumerated. Clinical outcomes and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) were documented by standardized questionnaires, and indoor volatile organic compound (VOC) concentrations were assessed by passive sampling.
Results
Children with skin manifestations (atopic dermatitis or cradle cap) within the first year of life had higher numbers of circulating IL-3-, IL-5- or GM-CSF-stimulated Eo/B CFUs (P < 0.05) at 1 year. In children with cradle cap, a positive correlation was found between Eo/B CFUs and exposure to ETS-related VOCs during pregnancy or at 1 year of age (P < 0.05).
Conclusions and Clinical Relevance
This is the first demonstration that environmental exposures are positively associated with levels of circulating Eo/B progenitors. The recruitment and differentiation of Eo/B progenitors in response to environmental triggers may play a role in the development of skin manifestations during the first year of life.

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Weisse, K., Lehmann, I., Heroux, D., Kohajda, T., Herberth, G., Röder, S., von Bergen, M., Borte, M., Denburg, J. (2012):
The LINA cohort: indoor chemical exposure, circulating eosinophil/basophil (Eo/B) progenitors and early life skin manifestations
Clin. Exp. Allergy 42 (9), 1337 - 1346