Immunological and non-immunological mechanisms of allergic diseases in the elderly: biological and clinical characteristics
Abstract A better hygiene, a Westernized diet, air pollution, climate changes, and other factors that influence host microbiota, a key player in the induction and maintenance of immunoregulatory circuits and tolerance, are thought to be responsible for the increase of allergic diseases observed in t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Immunity & Ageing |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12979-017-0105-4 |