Consequences of maternal psychological stress during pregnancy for the risk of asthma in the offspring

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Asthma is a common lung condition that makes breathing difficult through the inflammation and constriction of the lung airways. Epidemiological evidence supports the presence of a positive association between prenatal maternal psychological stress (PMPS) and asthma in the offspring, suggesting the disease may have developmental origins. T-helper 2 (Th2) cells are a major subtype of T-helper cells, producing Th2...

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