THE HUMAN IGE NETWORK

被引:442
作者
SUTTON, BJ
GOULD, HJ
机构
[1] Randall Institute, King's College London, London WC2B 5RL
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10.1038/366421a0
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
IgE and its receptors are believed to have evolved as a mechanism to protect mammals against parasites. But other and intrinsically innocuous antigens can subvert this system to provoke an allergic response. For human populations in industrialized countries, allergy and asthma now represent a far greater threat than parasitic infection, and the main impetus for current studies of the IgE system is the hope of understanding and intervening in the aetiology of allergic diseases.
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页码:421 / 428
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