New insights into the effects of Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin on asthma

Allergic asthma has been defined as a disease of immunodysregulation, where the pathology is a direct consequence of excessive T-helper type 2 immune responses （Th2） to allergens in the lungs. Disease is associated with increased secretion of type-2 cytokines such as interleukin （IL）-4, IL-5 and IL-...

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Published in:Chinese medical journal 2009-03, Vol.122 (5), p.577-583
Main Authors: Zhang, Gen-sheng, Wang, Ping-li, Huang, Hua-qiong, Shen, Hua-hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Asthma - immunology
BCG Vaccine - immunology
Humans
Mycobacterium bovis - immunology
T-Lymphocyte Subsets - immunology
Th2型
免疫应答
分泌增加
卡介苗
牛分枝杆菌
白细胞介素
细胞因子
过敏性哮喘
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Summary:Allergic asthma has been defined as a disease of immunodysregulation, where the pathology is a direct consequence of excessive T-helper type 2 immune responses （Th2） to allergens in the lungs. Disease is associated with increased secretion of type-2 cytokines such as interleukin （IL）-4, IL-5 and IL-13 which, among other things,
ISSN:0366-6999
DOI:10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.05.017