Schistosoma mansoni-Mediated Suppression of Allergic Airway Inflammation Requires Patency and Foxp3+ Treg Cells

The continual rise of asthma in industrialised countries stands in strong contrast to the situation in developing lands. According to the modified Hygiene Hypothesis, helminths play a major role in suppressing bystander immune responses to allergens, and both epidemiological and experimental studies...

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Main Authors: Layland, Laura E., Straubinger, Kathrin, Ritter, Manuel, Loffredo-Verde, Eva, Garn, Holger, Sparwasser, Tim, Prazeres da Costa, Clarissa
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3744427/