Asthma
Vaccine Prevents Hyper-Responsiveness In Mice
Published in Vaccine Weekly, March 21st, 2001
Researchers working in France explored the idea that asthma is an over-response of T-helper lymphocyte phenotype 2 (Th-2) in children who have not been previously exposed to Th-l-inducing infections.
"We tested the hypothesis that BCG vaccination in Th-2-susceptible newborn BP2 mice blocks allergic inflammation and bronchial hyper-reactivity (BHR)," explained M.A. Nahori and colleagues.
The researchers inoculated...
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Source: Vaccine Weekly (2001-03-21)
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