Allergy as an epithelial barrier disease

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The objective of this review is to focus on putative modified epithelial functions related to allergy. The dysregulation of the epithelial barrier might result in the allergen uptake, which could be the primary defect in the pathogenesis of allergic reaction. We...

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Main Authors: Mattila Pirkko, Joenväärä Sakari, Renkonen Jutta, Toppila-Salmi Sanna, Renkonen Risto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-06-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Allergy
Online Access:http://www.ctajournal.com/content/1/1/5