Gerald Berry
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Mechanisms preventing allergen-induced airways hyperreactivity: role of tolerance and immune deviation.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2000; (2): 239-46
Aeroallergens continuously enter the respiratory tract of atopic individuals and provoke the development of asthma characterized by airway hyperreactivity (AHR) and inflammation. By contrast, nonatopic individuals are exposed to the same aeroallergens, but airway inflammation does not develop. However, the mechanisms that prevent allergen-induced respiratory diseases in nonatopic subjects are poorly characterized.
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