Immunomodulation of allergic response in children and adolescents: What we can learn from lymphatic filarial infection.

CONCLUSIONS: The allergic response pattern in group with filarial infection was similar to that of the groups with and without allergic diseases, but the response to IL-5 in the culture stimulated by D. pteronyssinus was an exclusive characteristic of the allergic group.
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Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - January 20, 2018 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Aguiar-Santos AM, Montenegro S, Medeiros Z, Rocha A, Morais CNL, Silva AR, Bonfim C, Costa TR, Sarinho ESC Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research