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A switch in regulatory T cells through farm exposure during immune maturation in childhood.
Allergy - 1 Apr 2017
Schröder P C, Illi S, Casaca V I, Lluis A, Böck A, Roduit C, Depner M, Frei R, Genuneit J, Pfefferle P I, Roponen M, Weber J, Braun-Fahrländer C, Riedler J, Dalphin J C, Pekkanen J, Lauener R, von Mutius E, Schaub B
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Farm exposure protects against development of allergies early in life. At 4.5 years, protection against asthma by farm-milk exposure was partially mediated by regulatory T cells (Tregs). The aim of this study was to investigate the critical time window of the 'asthma-protective' farm effect via Tregs during childhood immune maturation. METHODS: Tregs were assessed longitudinally at 4.5 and 6 years in...
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