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Does allergy impair innate immunity? Leads and lessons from atopic dermatitis
Filename | 46. Mrabet Dahbi, Atopic dermatitis, Allergy 2010.pdf |
Filesize | 133.48 KB |
Version | r.046 |
Date added | June 26, 2020 |
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Category | Reviews |
Tags | dermatitis |
Authors | Mrabet-Dahbi, S. and Maurer, M. |
Citation | Mrabet-Dahbi, S. and Maurer, M.: Does allergy impair innate immunity? Leads and lessons from atopic dermatitis. Allergy 2010: 65; 1351-1356. |
Corresponding authors | Maurer, M. |
DocNum | R.46 |
DocType | |
Edition; Page | 65; 1351-1356 |
IF | 6.29 |
Publisher | Allergy |
ReleaseDate | 2010 |
Host defence responses against invading pathogens are well-balanced, inflammatory processes of the innate and adaptive immune system. Impaired development or abnormal function of either system can result in failure to control pathogens and to clear infections. Infections have been claimed to modulate the onset and course of allergic diseases. This so-called hygiene hypothesis is still an active area of research. In contrast, the effects of allergies on infections and pathogen-directed immune responses are less well understood. Here, we have reviewed the existing evidence that allergies result in impaired innate immunity and we discuss recent observations that may explain why and how innate immunity is dysfunctional in allergic patients. With a focus on atopic dermatitis as a model of allergic disease, we speculate thatone of the key features of allergic conditions, namely Th2 polarization, leads to several independent inhibitory effects on host defence and consequently to a higher risk of infections in allergic patients. A better understanding of impaired host defence and its mechanisms in allergic subjects will help to improve the management of these diseases.
(Last update: 12.2023)
Number of original publications in peer-reviewed journals: | 580 |
Number of reviews in peer-reviewed journals: | 210 |
Number of publications (original work and reviews) in peer-reviewed journals: | 790 |
Cumulative IF for original publications in peer-reviewed journals: | 4196.39 |
Cumulative IF for reviews in peer-reviewed journals: | 1409.32 |
Cumulative IF of publications (original work & reviews) in peer-reviewed journals: | 5605.71 |
Total number of citations: 36,836, h-index: 99 (Web of Science December 2023) | 36836 |
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