Simultaneous allergic traits in dogs and their owners are associated with living environment, lifestyle and microbial exposures.

ABSTRACT: Both humans and pet dogs are more prone to develop allergies in urban than in rural environments, which has been associated with the differing microbial exposures between areas. However, potential similarities in the microbiota, that associate with environmental exposures, in allergic dogs and owners has not been investigated. We evaluated skin and gut microbiota, living environment, and lifestyle in 168 dog-owner pairs. Due to partly different manifestations of allergies between species, we focused on aeroallergen sensitized humans and dogs with owner-reported allergic symptoms. Our results agree with previous studies: dog-owner pairs suffered simultaneously from these allergic traits, higher risk associated with an urban environment, and the skin, but not gut, microbiota was partly share

SUBMITTER: Lehtimaki J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7738549 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature