Do common childhood infections 'teach' the immune system not to be allergic?

Immunol Today. 2000 Mar;21(3):118-20. doi: 10.1016/s0167-5699(00)01582-6.

Authors

G Folkerts¹, G Walzl, P J Openshaw

Affiliation

¹ Dept of Pharmacology and Pathophysiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Utrecht University, the Netherlands. [email protected]

PMID: 10777250
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5699(00)01582-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Congress
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Asthma / etiology
Asthma / immunology
Asthma / prevention & control
Child
Common Cold / complications
Common Cold / immunology
Cytokines / immunology
Humans
Hypersensitivity / etiology
Hypersensitivity / immunology
Hypersensitivity / prevention & control*
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / complications
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / immunology
T-Lymphocytes / immunology
Virus Diseases / complications
Virus Diseases / immunology

Substances

Cytokines