Avaliação da resposta IgE para o entendimento do papel de fungos do ar na alergia respiratória em crianças
Evaluation of IgE responses for a better understanding of the role of airborne fungi in respiratory allergy in children
Geusa Felipa de Barros Bezerra; Marcos Antonio Custódio Neto da Silva; Ramon Moura dos Santos; Denise Maria Costa Haidar; Walbert Edson Muniz Filho; Ivone Garros Rosa; Graça Maria de Castro Viana; Luís Conrado Zaror; Maria do Desterro Soares Brandão Nascimento
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Objetivos: Este estudo realizou-se na cidade de São Luis, Maranhão, com a finalidade de investigar possível relação entre alergia respiratória e elevação sérica de IgE total e IgE específica para fungos isolados de ambientes externos. Métodos: Fizeram parte deste estudo 98 crianças com diagnóstico clínico de asma e/ou rinite alérgica, com idades entre 4 e 12 anos, sendo 65 (66,3 %) do sexo masculino e 33 (33,7 %) do sexo feminino. Quantificaram-se no soro dessas crianças os níveis de IgE total e IgE específica para Aspergillus spp e Penicillium spp, pelo método de ELISA. Resultados: IgE total foi detectada em 95 crianças (96,9%); 73 (74,5%) apresentaram níveis detectáveis de IgE anti-Aspergillus spp e 85 (86,7 %) de IgE anti-Penicillium spp. Não houve significância estatística quando foram correlacionados níveis de IgE total, sexo e área de residência das crianças estudadas (p = 0,88). Na correlação entre IgE total e faixa etária verificou-se distribuição não normal dos dados, com destaque à faixa etária de 11 anos, onde os níveis de IgE total foram mais elevados (Teste de Shapiro p < 0,05). Não houve correlação entre IgE antiAspergillus e IgE anti-Penicillium com idade, sexo e área de residência. Conclusão: Anticorpos IgE contra os fungos estudados possivelmente fazem parte de uma polissensibilização, já que os fungos estão presentes em todas as áreas e durante todo o ano na cidade de São Luis, Maranhão, Brasil. Serão necessários mais estudos para o entendimento da alergia respiratória por fungos do ar em São Luis, Maranhão.
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Objectives: The present study was carried out in the city of São Luís, capital of the state of Maranhão, northeastern Brazil, with the aim of investigating a possible relationship between respiratory allergies and high serum levels of total IgE and specific IgE for fungi isolated in outdoor environments. Methods: The study included 98 children with a clinical diagnosis of asthma and/ or allergic rhinitis, aged 4 to 12 years. Sixty-five (66.3%) were male and 33 (33.7%) female. Total IgE, Aspergillus spp-specific IgE, and Penicillium spp-specific IgE were quantified in the serum of the children using the ELISA method. Results: Total IgE was detected in 95 children (96.9%). Seventy-three (74.5%) showed detectable levels of Aspergillus spp-specific IgE, and 85 (86.7%), of Penicillium spp-specific IgE. There was no significant correlation between total IgE levels, sex, and area of residence among the children assessed (p = 0.88). When assessing the correlation between total IgE levels and age, data were found to have a non-normal distribution, especially in the 11-year old age group, where total IgE levels were higher than in the other ages (Shapiro test, p < 0.05). There was no significant correlation of Aspergillus spp- and Penicillium spp-specific IgE with age, gender, and area of residence. Conclusion: IgE antibodies against the fungi investigated are possibly a part of polysensitization, as these fungi are present in all areas and throughout the year in the city investigated. Further studies are necessary for a better understanding of the role played by fungal sensitization in respiratory allergy in São Luís, Maranhão.
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30/04/2014
Aceito em:
16/05/2015
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