Biodiversity and allergy prevention

Worm, M.; Schaub, B.; Abou-Dakn, M.; Schlembach, D.; Rolinck-Werninghaus, C.; Treudler, R. und Werfel, T. (2022): Biodiversity and allergy prevention. In: Allergologie, Bd. 45, Nr. 11: S. 788-796

Abstract

Exposure to exogenous factors during pregnancy, but also during early childhood, play an important role in the development of childhood allergies. They include microbi-al exposure in the direct living environment, such as life on the farm, the way of birth, vac-cination, contact with other children (e.g. in kindergarten) and finally the use of medica-tion or skin care. Results of a literature anal-ysis show an influence regarding growing up on a farm with traditional livestock farming and also the mode of birth, while vaccina-tion, taking painkillers and early childhood kindergarten exposure have shown different results in studies with regard to the develop-ment of allergies. Skin care does not seem to have a significant impact on the develop-ment of atopic diseases, while the use of an-tibiotics in early childhood is associated with an increased risk of allergic bronchial asthma later in life. Whether and to what extent the individual factors influence each other with regard to the development of allergies is not yet known and should be investigated in fur-ther clinical prospective controlled studies.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0344-5062
• Sprache: Englisch