Journal article
Regulatory T Cells in Allergy and Asthma
Abstract
Allergic diseases including asthma have risen considerably in prevalence in the last 50 years. A concomitant rise in autoimmune disease suggests a defect in immunoregulation, rather than a reduction in T-helper type 1 immunity. Immune responses to innocuous environmental antigens in health are characterized by dominant regulation through the production of interleukin-10 and transforming growth factor-beta. Recent studies suggest that diverse …
Authors
Larché M
Journal
CHEST Journal, Vol. 132, No. 3, pp. 1007–1014
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
September 2007
DOI
10.1378/chest.06-2434
ISSN
0012-3692