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SUBMITTER: Gregory LG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3381841 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Gregory Lisa G LG Lloyd Clare M CM
Trends in immunology 20110723 9
House dust mites (HDM; Dermatophagoides sp.) are one of the commonest aeroallergens worldwide and up to 85% of asthmatics are typically HDM allergic. Allergenicity is associated both with the mites themselves and with ligands derived from mite-associated bacterial and fungal products. Murine models of allergic airways disease for asthma research have recently switched from the use of surrogate allergen ovalbumin together with adjuvant to use of the HDM extract. This has accelerated understanding ...[more]