Asthma and allergic diseases: Cross talk of immune system and environmental factors

Beerweiler, Claudia C. ; Masanetz, Rebecca K. und Schaub, Bianca (2023): Asthma and allergic diseases: Cross talk of immune system and environmental factors. In: European Journal of Immunology, Vol. 53, No. 6

Abstract

Air pollution and immune-related diseases including allergy and asthma are constantly on the rise worldwide. Thus, a comprehensive investigation of environmentally induced immune regulation is required for a deeper understanding of disease pathogenesis, progression as well as prevention. Here, we summarize the current knowledge on environmental factors such as microbiome or geographical locations with harmful or protective effects for human health and their different routes of exposure. This review comprises a brief outline regarding the latest findings on the interaction of environmental factors with innate and adaptive regulation of the immune system, exemplarily for one protective and one harmful environmental factor, respectively.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Medicine > Medical Center of the University of Munich > Pediatric Clinic and Outpatient Clinic in the Dr. von Hauner Children‘s Hospital
• Subjects: 600 Technology > 610 Medicine and health
• ISSN: 0014-2980
• Language: English