Targeting maternal immune function during pregnancy for asthma prevention in offspring: Harnessing the "farm effect"?

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2020 Aug;146(2):270-272. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.008. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Authors

Patrick G Holt¹, Deborah H Strickland², Adnan Custovic³

Affiliations

¹ Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia, Nedlands, Australia.
³ National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom.

PMID: 32333916
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2020.04.008

No abstract available

Keywords: Asthma prevention; OM85-bronchovaxom; maternal (fetal) benefit; maternal immune training; maternal infection; transplacental effects.

Publication types

Editorial

MeSH terms

Asthma / prevention & control*
Farms
Female
Humans
Maternal Exposure
Pregnancy / immunology*
Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects / prevention & control*