Reduced neonatal regulatory T cell response to microbial stimuli associates with subsequent eczema in high risk infants

• Main Authors: Ismail, Intan Hakimah, Boyle, Robert J., Li, Jeen Mah, Licciardi, Paul V., Tang, Mimi L. K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46104/1/Reduced%20neonatal%20regulatory%20T%20cell%20response%20to%20microbial%20stimuli%20associates%20with%20subsequent%20eczema%20in%20high%20risk%20infants.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/46104/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1399-3038
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Background: Regulatory T cells (Treg) play an essential role in early immune programming and shaping the immune response towards a pro‐allergic or tolerant state. We evaluated cord blood Treg and cytokine responses to microbial and non‐microbial stimuli in infants at high risk of allergic disease an...