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IL-4 regulates susceptibility to intestinal inflammation in murine food allergy.
American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology - 1 Mar 2009
Cardoso Cristina R, Provinciatto Pauline R, Godoi Dannielle F, Ferreira Beatriz R, Teixeira Gerlinde, Rossi Marcos A, Cunha Fernando Q, Silva João S
Abstract excerpt
Allergies involve a state of immediate hypersensitivity to antigens, including food proteins. The mechanism underlying the initiation and development of allergic responses involves IL-4 that directly induces the differentiation of committed effector Th2 lymphocytes. Although it is clear that Th2...
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