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Kaesler, S.* ; Skabytska, Y.* ; Volz, T.* ; Biedermann, T.

The biodiversity hypothesis and immunotolerance in allergy.

Allergo J. Int. 27, 140-146 (2018)
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Background: The human immune system is capable of detecting a multitude of substances and organisms in the environment and responding to these in a variety of ways. This includes immune responses to pathogens, on the one hand, and immunotolerance in the form of immunoregulatory responses, resulting in either the termination of immune responses or in tolerance to harmless and endogenous substances, on the other. The development of immunotolerance is an active process that is essentially characterized by interaction with microbiota and environmental components and is primarily mediated by regulatory T cells. Methods: This article provides an overview of selected scientific articles and is addressed also to non-specialists. It is based on a literature search in PubMed, specialist databases, and guidelines. Results: According to the diversity hypothesis, exposure in early childhood to broad biodiversity is now considered to reduce the risk of developing allergic diseases. Conclusion: Therefore, tolerance induction emerges in allergology not only as a potential concept for prevention, but also as a treatment approach in atopic diseases.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Review
Keywords Biodiversity ; Cutaneous Sensitization ; Immunotolerance ; Microbiome ; Treg
Language english
Publication Year 2018
HGF-reported in Year 2018
ISSN (print) / ISBN 2197-0378
e-ISSN 2197-0378
Quellenangaben Volume: 27, Issue: 5, Pages: 140-146 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Urban & Vogel
Publishing Place München
Reviewing status Peer reviewed
POF-Topic(s) 30202 - Environmental Health
Research field(s) Allergy
PSP Element(s) G-522200-001
Scopus ID 85050527742
Erfassungsdatum 2018-08-03