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Environment, allergens and exposure

(Head: Prof. Dr. med. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, München)

Research area A deals with the recognition, measurement, mechanism of action and evaluation of environmental factors which can either cause allergies, promote their onset or lead to worsening of symptoms and to the disease becoming chronic.

The aim of this research area is to develop a measurement network for common allergens and allergy-causing factors, which will enable a risk assessment to be carried out for regions differently exposed (to traffic), including high mountain climates. In addition, environmental factors which do not cause allergies themselves, but have an inflammation-promoting effect and can influence the development of allergies, are to be identified and investigated with regard to their mechanism of action. As it may be assumed that both allergenic and non-allergenic environmental factors might undergo as yet unknown qualitative and quantitative changes in the context of climate change, special attention is paid to the aspect of climate change for allergy sufferers.