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AEC-conditioned DC showed selective upregulation of chemokines that recruit Th1 cells, but minimal change in chemokines linked to Th2 cell recruitment.
Here, we report on a model that does not use Th2-skewing adjuvants and yet achieves sensitization solely via the nasal mucosa.
Honorary Emeritus Fellow; Scientific Reviewer - Animal Ethics
Researchers at The Kids Research Institute Australia have found children with vitamin D deficiency are more likely to develop asthma.
The authors previously reported an increased risk of hospitalisation for acute lower respiratory infection up to age 2 years in children delivered by...
Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways, most commonly driven by immuno-inflammatory responses to ubiquitous airborne antigens.
Sex-related differences in bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) have been reported in adolescents, but the mechanisms remain obscure.
Concerns about the risk of inducing immune deviation-associated "neonatal tolerance" as described in mice have restricted the widespread adoption...
The effect of breast-feeding on the development of allergic disease is uncertain
Atopic asthma is the most common form of asthma, particularly during childhood, and in many cases it persists into adult life.