The gut microbiota and its role in the development of allergic disease: A wider perspective

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 43-53

  West, C E ^a,b   Jenmalm, M C ^a,c   Prescott, S L ^a,d,e  

^a International Inflammation Network (in FLAME) of the World Universities Network   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^e PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 10; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ALLERGIC DISEASE; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN PRODUCTION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTESTINE FLORA; INTESTINE LYMPHATIC TISSUE; MICROBIOME; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; SYMBIONT; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL; ANIMAL; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOLOGY; INTESTINE; INTESTINE MUCOSA; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROFLORA; MOUSE; MUCOSAL IMMUNITY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY, MUCOSAL; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; INTESTINES; MALE; MICE; MICROBIOTA; PREGNANCY; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84919709430     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: 13652222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cea.12332     Document Type: Review

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