Do you live in a polluted neighbourhood?<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/h4><\/div><\/div>If yes, the allergy season could be worse for you.<\/h6><\/div><\/div>According to a recent study published in PLOS One<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, air pollution \u201cmay make birch pollen more irritating to hay fever sufferers\u201d. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0I<\/span>wona Stawoska, Jakub Oliwa, Andrzej Skoczowski (all Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span>, <\/span>Dorota Myszkowska & Monika Ziemianin (Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span>, <\/span>Aleksandra Wese\u0142ucha-Birczy\u0144ska (Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span> and <\/span>Diana Saja-Garbarz (The Franciszek G\u00f3rski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span> found that \u201cPollen from trees growing in heavily polluted urban areas has higher levels of Bet v1 allergen\u201d, as Nicola Davis reports for The Guardian<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. <\/span>\u201cThe researchers explored the levels of various different types of air pollution<\/strong><\/em><\/a> between 2017 and 2019 at the seven sites, including nitrogen oxides and tiny particles known as PM2.5 and PM10\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/maria-hossmar-sXzNmSkdgxQ-unsplash_small.png\" "\\"Maria")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>This fact seems even more interesting as Birch tree pollen \u201cis a common allergen\u201d and \u201cone of the most potent allergens\u201d. It is impacting \u201c6.4 to 22.4 percent of Europeans\u201d and \u201ccauses symptoms in 25 percent of people who suffer from <\/span>hay fever<\/span> in the UK\u201d, as ECOWATCH reports<\/strong><\/em><\/a> according to AllergyUK<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. In the USA, about a third of \u201c<\/span>allergy<\/span> sufferers are sensitive to it\u201d, according to Klarify<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Even if \u201cHay Fever may sound like a pastoral malady\u201d \u2013 \u201ccity-dwellers can also be hit hard by pollen allergies\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThus, \u201cpollen allergy becomes an increasing problem for humans, especially in the regions, where the air pollution level increases due to the traffic and urbanization\u201d. These factors not only affect humans but “also [\u2026] the physiological activity of plants, causing changes in pollen allergenicity.\u201d The analysis of researchers in Poland found that these characteristics \u201cmake the situation worse by increasing the concentration of a key allergen within birch tree pollen, and affecting the structures adopted by such proteins \u2013 a finding the team suggests<\/strong><\/em><\/a> may make them more potent\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nPrevious studies<\/strong><\/em><\/a> have also suggest a connection between \u201c<\/span>the relationship\u201d of \u201cPM10 levels and Bet v1 concentration in 20 study sites, which also revealed that more polluted areas had higher levels of the allergen\u201d. The recent analysis now shows \u201cthat the structures formed by the Bet v1 protein collected in areas with greater air pollution are different to those from less polluted areas\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/simeon-birkenstock-M-SCD11tzpk-unsplash_small.png\" "\\"Simeon")
<\/span><\/div><\/div>This also has consequences on the urban green: \u201c[…] when greenery in the cities is planned, allergenic trees should not be planted, because, despite the fact that they can physiologically adapt to the local environment, they produce more stress proteins of a higher potential allergenicity\u201d, the authors report<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>![](\"https:\/\/greencitysolutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/erwan-hesry-f0JyTFg2UQg-unsplash_small.png\" "\\"Erwan")
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If yes, the allergy season could be worse for you.<\/h6><\/div><\/div>According to a recent study published in PLOS One<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, air pollution \u201cmay make birch pollen more irritating to hay fever sufferers\u201d. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0I<\/span>wona Stawoska, Jakub Oliwa, Andrzej Skoczowski (all Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span>, <\/span>Dorota Myszkowska & Monika Ziemianin (Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span>, <\/span>Aleksandra Wese\u0142ucha-Birczy\u0144ska (Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span> and <\/span>Diana Saja-Garbarz (The Franciszek G\u00f3rski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span> found that \u201cPollen from trees growing in heavily polluted urban areas has higher levels of Bet v1 allergen\u201d, as Nicola Davis reports for The Guardian<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. <\/span>\u201cThe researchers explored the levels of various different types of air pollution<\/strong><\/em><\/a> between 2017 and 2019 at the seven sites, including nitrogen oxides and tiny particles known as PM2.5 and PM10\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>This fact seems even more interesting as Birch tree pollen \u201cis a common allergen\u201d and \u201cone of the most potent allergens\u201d. It is impacting \u201c6.4 to 22.4 percent of Europeans\u201d and \u201ccauses symptoms in 25 percent of people who suffer from <\/span>hay fever<\/span> in the UK\u201d, as ECOWATCH reports<\/strong><\/em><\/a> according to AllergyUK<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. In the USA, about a third of \u201c<\/span>allergy<\/span> sufferers are sensitive to it\u201d, according to Klarify<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Even if \u201cHay Fever may sound like a pastoral malady\u201d \u2013 \u201ccity-dwellers can also be hit hard by pollen allergies\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nThus, \u201cpollen allergy becomes an increasing problem for humans, especially in the regions, where the air pollution level increases due to the traffic and urbanization\u201d. These factors not only affect humans but “also [\u2026] the physiological activity of plants, causing changes in pollen allergenicity.\u201d The analysis of researchers in Poland found that these characteristics \u201cmake the situation worse by increasing the concentration of a key allergen within birch tree pollen, and affecting the structures adopted by such proteins \u2013 a finding the team suggests<\/strong><\/em><\/a> may make them more potent\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span>
\n<\/span><\/p>\nPrevious studies<\/strong><\/em><\/a> have also suggest a connection between \u201c<\/span>the relationship\u201d of \u201cPM10 levels and Bet v1 concentration in 20 study sites, which also revealed that more polluted areas had higher levels of the allergen\u201d. The recent analysis now shows \u201cthat the structures formed by the Bet v1 protein collected in areas with greater air pollution are different to those from less polluted areas\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>This also has consequences on the urban green: \u201c[…] when greenery in the cities is planned, allergenic trees should not be planted, because, despite the fact that they can physiologically adapt to the local environment, they produce more stress proteins of a higher potential allergenicity\u201d, the authors report<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div><\/div>
According to a recent study published in PLOS One<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, air pollution \u201cmay make birch pollen more irritating to hay fever sufferers\u201d. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0I<\/span>wona Stawoska, Jakub Oliwa, Andrzej Skoczowski (all Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span>, <\/span>Dorota Myszkowska & Monika Ziemianin (Department of Clinical and Environmental Allergology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span>, <\/span>Aleksandra Wese\u0142ucha-Birczy\u0144ska (Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span> and <\/span>Diana Saja-Garbarz (The Franciszek G\u00f3rski Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krak\u00f3w, Poland)<\/span> found that \u201cPollen from trees growing in heavily polluted urban areas has higher levels of Bet v1 allergen\u201d, as Nicola Davis reports for The Guardian<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. <\/span>\u201cThe researchers explored the levels of various different types of air pollution<\/strong><\/em><\/a> between 2017 and 2019 at the seven sites, including nitrogen oxides and tiny particles known as PM2.5 and PM10\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> This fact seems even more interesting as Birch tree pollen \u201cis a common allergen\u201d and \u201cone of the most potent allergens\u201d. It is impacting \u201c6.4 to 22.4 percent of Europeans\u201d and \u201ccauses symptoms in 25 percent of people who suffer from <\/span>hay fever<\/span> in the UK\u201d, as ECOWATCH reports<\/strong><\/em><\/a> according to AllergyUK<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. In the USA, about a third of \u201c<\/span>allergy<\/span> sufferers are sensitive to it\u201d, according to Klarify<\/strong><\/em><\/a>. Even if \u201cHay Fever may sound like a pastoral malady\u201d \u2013 \u201ccity-dwellers can also be hit hard by pollen allergies\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thus, \u201cpollen allergy becomes an increasing problem for humans, especially in the regions, where the air pollution level increases due to the traffic and urbanization\u201d. These factors not only affect humans but “also [\u2026] the physiological activity of plants, causing changes in pollen allergenicity.\u201d The analysis of researchers in Poland found that these characteristics \u201cmake the situation worse by increasing the concentration of a key allergen within birch tree pollen, and affecting the structures adopted by such proteins \u2013 a finding the team suggests<\/strong><\/em><\/a> may make them more potent\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0 <\/span> Previous studies<\/strong><\/em><\/a> have also suggest a connection between \u201c<\/span>the relationship\u201d of \u201cPM10 levels and Bet v1 concentration in 20 study sites, which also revealed that more polluted areas had higher levels of the allergen\u201d. The recent analysis now shows \u201cthat the structures formed by the Bet v1 protein collected in areas with greater air pollution are different to those from less polluted areas\u201d.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> This also has consequences on the urban green: \u201c[…] when greenery in the cities is planned, allergenic trees should not be planted, because, despite the fact that they can physiologically adapt to the local environment, they produce more stress proteins of a higher potential allergenicity\u201d, the authors report<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/span><\/div>
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