Investigations of the relationship betw een disease and airborne (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in buildings

R Rylander

doi:10.1080/09629359791613

Investigations of the relationship betw een disease and airborne (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan in buildings

Mediators Inflamm. 1997;6(4):275-7. doi: 10.1080/09629359791613.

Author

R Rylander¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Environmental Medicine University of Gothenburg Medicinaregatan 16 Gothenburg S-413 90 Sweden.

Abstract

Studies on the relationship between symptoms in indoor air and the amount of airborne (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan were reviewed. Relationships were found for symptoms and objective tests of airways inflammation. The data suggest that (1-->3)-beta-D-glucan could be a causative agent.