Asthma: An Epidemic in the Absence of Infection?

A study by Shirakawa et al on children in Japan focuses on tuberculosis as a key infection influencing asthma prevalence. This shows a reciprocal relation between inflammatory and humoral responsess to vaccination regimes.

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1997-01, Vol.275 (5296), p.41-42
Main Authors: William O. C. M. Cookson, Moffatt, Miriam F.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
AIDS/HIV
Allergens
Allergic diseases
Allergies
Allergy
Asthma
Asthma - epidemiology
Asthma - etiology
BCG Vaccine
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Children
Computer Peripherals
Epidemics
Feedback (Response)
Health aspects
Humans
Hypersensitivity, Delayed
Immune response
Immunoglobulin E - biosynthesis
Immunopathology
Infections
Japan - epidemiology
Medical research
Medical sciences
Mites
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Parasitic Diseases - epidemiology
Parasitic Diseases - immunology
Perspectives
Phenotypes
Respiratory and ent allergic diseases
Risk factors
Th1 Cells - immunology
Th2 Cells - immunology
Tuberculin
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - immunology
Tuberculosis - prevention & control
Vaccines
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Summary:A study by Shirakawa et al on children in Japan focuses on tuberculosis as a key infection influencing asthma prevalence. This shows a reciprocal relation between inflammatory and humoral responsess to vaccination regimes.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.275.5296.41