Effects of poor hygiene on cytokine phenotypes in children in the tropics

We describe immune phenotypes (innate and adaptive cytokines) according to environmental exposure using latent class analysis. A total of 310 schoolchildren living in Ecuador were assayed for spontaneous cytokine production as well as mitogen (SEB)-stimulated cytokines in whole blood cultures. We co...

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Main Authors: C.A. Figueiredo, L.D. Amorim, M. Vaca, M.E. Chico, A.C. Campos, M.L. Barreto, P.J. Cooper
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119301899