In utero priming by worms protects against respiratory allergies

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1280-1281

  Smits, Hermelijn H ^a   Akdis, Cezmi A ^b  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

asthma; immune responses; Respiratory allergies; worms in utero priming

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC DISEASE; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; EDITORIAL; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; INTESTINE FLORA; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; WORM; ANIMAL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; HELMINTHIASIS; HUMANS; HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS; PREGNANCY; RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY;

EID: 84919844886     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: 10976825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.051     Document Type: Editorial

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