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Asthma Immunology
New asthma immunology research from S. Sel et al outlined
August 14th, 2007
A report, "Immunomodulatory effects of viral TLR ligands on experimental asthma depend on the additive effects of IL-12 and IL-10," is newly published data in The Journal of Immunology. According to a study from Marburg, Germany, "Based on epidemiological data, the hygiene hypothesis associates poor hygienic living conditions during childhood with a lower risk for the development of allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma. The role of viral infections, and especially of viral TLR ligands, within this context remains to be clarified." "Viral TLR ligands involve dsRNA and ssRNA which are recognized by TLR-3 or TLR-7, respectively. In this study, we evaluated the...
Source: Virus Weekly (2007-08-14)
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