Egg white peptide-based immunotherapy enhances vitamin A metabolism and induces RORγt+ regulatory T cells
This study investigates the mechanism by which food peptides are more effective than intact allergens in providing desensitization against food allergy. BALB/c mice sensitized to egg white (EW) were subjected to oral immunotherapy (OIT) with intact and pepsin-hydrolysed EW (EP). Treatment with EP wa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Functional Foods |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1756464618305802 |