Role of Allergen Source-Derived Proteases in Sensitization via Airway Epithelial Cells

Protease activity is a characteristic common to many allergens. Allergen source-derived proteases interact with lung epithelial cells, which are now thought to play vital roles in both innate and adaptive immune responses. Allergen source-derived proteases act on airway epithelial cells to induce di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Matsumura, Yasuhiro
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303585/