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BACKGROUND: Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the initial step of allergic march that progresses to airway allergic disease. There has been much interest in the interruption of the allergic march, but...
Synthetic oligodeoxynucleotides (ODN) with a CpG-motif are recognized by Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) and pleiotropic immune responses are elicited. Stimulation of macrophages with TLR9 agonist prevented apoptosis induced by serum...
BACKGROUND: Severe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection in neonate has been reported as a risk factor for the development of allergic asthma or early transient wheezing. RSV can induce reinfection...
Type 1 diabetes is considered as Th1 cell mediated autoimmune disease and the suppression of Th1 cells or the activation of Th2 cells has been regarded as a plausible immunologic...
Lee BJ, Kim SK, Park ES, Jang HJ, Cho HC, Shim MS, Kim MJ, Shin YG, Chung CH
KMID: 2008287
J Korean Diabetes Assoc.
2002 Dec;26(6):451-459.
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes is autoimmune disease and the modulation of immune system could offer breakthrough to the disease. Unmethylated CpG motifs and their oligoneucleotide are potent immunostimulators that can...
PURPOSE: Asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways that is induced by Th2 cytokines and inhibited by Th1 cytokines. Oligodeoxynucleotides containing a CpG motif(CpG ODN), as potent inducers of...