In utero priming by worms protects against respiratory allergies

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Dec;134(6):1280-1281. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.051. Epub 2014 Oct 28.

Authors

Hermelijn H Smits¹, Cezmi A Akdis²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research, University of Zurich, Davos, Switzerland.

PMID: 25441298
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.08.051

No abstract available

Keywords: Respiratory allergies; asthma; immune responses; in utero priming; worms.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Animals
Disease Susceptibility / immunology
Female
Helminthiasis / immunology*
Humans
Hygiene Hypothesis
Pregnancy / immunology*
Respiratory Hypersensitivity / immunology*