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Cellular force that drives allergy and asthma can be blocked by interferon
Medical Xpress Asthma and allergies are both driven by an inappropriate activation of the immune system, primarily a subtype of white blood cells known as T helper 2 cells, or Th2 cells. These cells are normally responsible for defense against parasites, but are also … |
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Cellular force that drives allergy and asthma can be blocked by interferon
EurekAlert (press release) DALLAS – June 16, 2014 – A mechanism that could underlie the development of cells that drive asthma and allergies has been uncovered by immunology researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Asthma and allergies are both driven by an … |
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Interferon Research Offers New Hope for Asthma Drugs
Drug Discovery & Development Fear has cloned 14 subtypes of Interferon from RNA samples and hopes her work will not only contribute to the development of a drug that will target asthma, but also cancer- her other field of research. Fear is investigating links between viral … |
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Interferon therapy offers new hope for kids with asthma
Medical Xpress Using data from TICHR's 158-family,10 year Childhood Asthma Study, Dr Fear is following up what happened to babies who showed a high risk for asthma when they were born and what happened to babies who showed a low risk for asthma at birth. |
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