A Walk in the Park: Influence of Natural Co‐Exposure to Grass Pollen and Fungal Spores on Nasal Mycobiome and Cytokine Responses
Frequent co-exposure to fungal spores and grass pollen may increase the chance of acquiring a co-sensitisation to both allergens. Environmental fungi interact with and transitorily change the local mycobiome. Under co-exposure, fungal spores induce nasal inflammation and foster immune responses to otherwise poorly immunogenic pollen allergens.
Authors
- Denise Rauer
- Vera Schwierzeck (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4254-3700)
- Bärbel U. Foesel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8872-836X)
- Michael Schloter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1671-1125)
- Madhumita Bhattacharyya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7671-6967)
- Matthias Reiger
- Stefanie Gilles
- Athanasios Damialis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2917-5667)
- Franziska Kolek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8703-1894)
- Annika Eggestein
- Vivien Leier‐Wirtz
- Selina M. Herrmann
- Claudia Hülpüsch
- Swetlana Urban
- Ioana Pyrri
- Claudia Traidl‐Hoffmann
Institutions
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (GR)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (DE)
- CK-CARE (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical & Experimental Allergy
- Published
- 2026-01-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.70216
- Primary Topic
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00