Dust mite information site for people with asthma, rhinitis or eczema.

1990 – Scientists warn that mite enzymes (allergens) may breach lung defenses by dissolving delicate tissue

Doctors are so concerned that active mite enzymes can breach lung defenses by attacking vulnerable tissue that they write and submit a letter to a medical journal stating their concerns.

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1. 1998 – Scientists explain how mite allergens can cause and trigger allergic asthma
2. 1990 – Doctors describe a link between mite exposure, childhood asthma and a specific gene
3. Cross-reactive allergens found in mite droppings are a major problem in allergy.
4. 2003 – The major mite allergen (Der p1) can downgrade a natural lung defence against common and harmful bacteria
5. 1967 – Scientists confirm that the common house dust mite is a major source of allergy causing dust indoors.

´Effect of mite allergen on permeability of bronchial mucosa’, Herbert CA, Holgate ST, Robinson C, Thompson PJ, Stewart GA, The Lancet, November 3rd 1990, page 1132