Neonatal immune function and inflammatory illnesses in later life: Lessons to be learnt from the developing world?

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1719-1731

  Lisciandro, Joanne G ^a   Van Den Biggelaar, A H J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 3; INTERLEUKIN 4; PNEUMOCOCCAL CONJUGATE VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN D;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INNATE IMMUNITY; LIFESTYLE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PARASITOSIS; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENOMICS; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY, INNATE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; LIFE STYLE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78349239619     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2010.03629.x     Document Type: Review

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