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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Gamazo C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5647973 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics 20171001 10
Allergic diseases are reaching epidemic proportions in developed countries. In particular, food allergy is increasing in prevalence and severity, thus becoming an important socioeconomic burden. Numerous cell types and cell populations, which form an intricate and balanced network, are involved in an immune response. This balance is occasionally disturbed, leading to the onset of different diseases, such as allergic diseases. Antihistamines and corticosteroids provide some degree of relief from ...[more]