Open AccessExtract of<b><i> Helicobacter pylori</i></b> Ameliorates Parameters of Airway Inflammation and Goblet Cell Hyperplasia following Repeated Allergen Exposure
Author(s) -
Yolanda van Wijck,
Gerrit John-Schuster,
Annemarie van Schadewijk,
Ruben L van den Oever,
Katja Obieglo,
Pieter S. Hiemstra,
Anne Müller,
Hermelijn H. Smits,
Christian Taube
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international archives of allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1423-0097
pISSN - 1018-2438
DOI - 10.1159/000500598
Subject(s) - immunology , medicine , helicobacter pylori , house dust mite , goblet cell , antibody , immunoglobulin e , pathology , epithelium
An inverse relation between Helicobacter pylori infection and asthma has been shown in epidemiological studies. Infection with H. pylori, or application of an extract of it before or after sensitization, inhibits allergic airway disease in mice.