Allergies
Recent findings in allergies described by researchers from Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States
Published in Immunotherapy Weekly, July 26th, 2006
Study 1: According to a study from Japan, IL-17F sequence variant (His161Arg) is associated with protection against asthma and antagonizes wild-type IL-17F activity.
"IL-17F is a recently discovered cytokine that plays a role in tissue inflammation by inducing release of proinflammatory and neutrophil-mobilizing cytokines. Upregulated IL17F gene expression has been observed at sites of allergen challenge in the airways of patients with asthma, suggesting that IL-17F is involved in the pathophysiology of asthma.
"To investigate the...
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Source: Immunotherapy Weekly (2006-07-26)
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