Cotton, o1

The cotton industry is large, employing about 150 million people in 75 countries. Workers in the cotton textile industry may suffer from both a non-specific lung disease (for example, chronic bronchitis) and a specific syndrome called byssinosis. In extremely rare cases, immediate skin reactions may occur. 
Reactions are more often IgE-dependent asthma with a late onset. Typically, symptoms of cotton sensitization include bronchitis, bronchial asthma, or byssinosis. There has been much debate about the cause of the reaction to cotton dust, whether it is pharmacological, immunological, or caused by endotoxins/microbial pollutants.

It has been suggested that the higher the concentration of cotton dust and the longer a person is exposed to it, the higher the risk of developing byssinosis, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, and other respiratory diseases. 

Determination of specific IgE in human blood to - cotton, o1, shows the body's reaction to this allergen.

Analysis method: ImmunoCAP method (Immunofluorescence in the solid phase)

Units of measurement: kU/l

Biomaterial for analysis: venous blood