Allergen Exposure: When Timing Is Everything

It is known that young children exposed to allergens are prone to develop asthma later in life. In this issue of Immunity, de Kleer et al. (2016) identify IL-33 as a key player in the developing lung for sensitization to environmental allergens and airway hyperreactivity. It is known that young chil...

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Published inImmunity (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 1188 - 1190
Main Authors Mahlakõiv, Tanel, Artis, David
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 20.12.2016
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Allergens - immunology
Allergies
Antigens
Asthma
Asthma - immunology
Bronchial Hyperreactivity
Cytokines
Disease
Environmental Exposure
Humans
Immune system
Inflammation
Interleukin-33
Lung - immunology
Lymphatic system
Lymphocytes
Patients
T cell receptors
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Summary:It is known that young children exposed to allergens are prone to develop asthma later in life. In this issue of Immunity, de Kleer et al. (2016) identify IL-33 as a key player in the developing lung for sensitization to environmental allergens and airway hyperreactivity. It is known that young children exposed to allergens are prone to develop asthma later in life. In this issue of Immunity, de Kleer et al. (2016) identify IL-33 as a key player in the developing lung for sensitization to environmental allergens and airway hyperreactivity.
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ISSN:1074-7613
1097-4180
DOI:10.1016/j.immuni.2016.12.007