Ragweed plants grown under elevated CO2 levels produce pollen which elicit stronger allergic lung inflammation.
Denise RauerStefanie GillesMaria WimmerUlrike FrankConstanze MuellerStephanie MusiolBehnam VafadariLorenz AglasFatima FerreiraPhilippe Schmitt-KopplinJörg DurnerJana Barbro WinklerDieter ErnstHeidrun BehrendtCarsten B Schmidt-WeberClaudia Traidl-HoffmanFrancesca AlessandriniPublished in: Allergy (2020)
Our results indicate that elevated ambient CO2 levels elicit a stronger RWE-induced allergic response in vivo and in vitro and that RWE increased allergenicity depends on the interplay of multiple metabolites.