Natural immunity. Biodiversity loss and inflammatory diseases are two global megatrends that might be related

The global decline in biodiversity and the rise of inflammatory diseases might be linked. If the former is causing the latter, it presents a serious challenge for public health.

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Published inEMBO reports Vol. 12; no. 11; pp. 1089 - 1093
Main Authors von Hertzen, Leena, Hanski, Ilkka, Haahtela, Tari
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2011
Nature Publishing Group
Subjects
Animals
Biodiversity
Biodiversity loss
Environmental health
Epigenesis, Genetic
Extinction
Extinction, Biological
Gastrointestinal Tract - microbiology
Humans
Immune system
Immune Tolerance - immunology
Immunity, Innate - immunology
Inflammation - immunology
Inflammatory diseases
Models, Biological
Public Health
Science and Society
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Summary:The global decline in biodiversity and the rise of inflammatory diseases might be linked. If the former is causing the latter, it presents a serious challenge for public health.
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Leena von Hertzen [top left] and Tari Haahtela [top right] are at the Helsinki University Central Hospital, and Ilkka Hanski [bottom right] is at the Department of Biosciences, University of Helsinki, Finland. E-mail: leena.vonhertzen@kolumbus.fi
ISSN:1469-221X
1469-3178
DOI:10.1038/embor.2011.195