Occupational sensitization to low-molecular-weight compounds. Relation between dermal and respiratory routes of sensitization and elicitation. KU Leuven
It is taken for granted that the key route for the sensitization of asthma is the respiratory tract, but emerging evidence indicates that airway sensitization may not necessarily occur only via respiratory route. The causing agents for asthma can be classified as high- or low-molecular-weight agents. Skin exposure to low-molecular-weight agents has been recognized as one of the origins for selective airway hyper-responisiveness ...