IgA response in serum and gut secretion in sensitized mice fed with the dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extract

Induced oral tolerance to mucosal-exposed antigens in immunized animals is of particular interest for the development of immunotherapeutic approaches to human allergic diseases. This is a unique feature of mucosal surfaces which represent the main contact interface with the external environment. How...

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Main Authors: M. Maciel, A.E. Fusaro, C.R. Oliveira, E.A. Futata, A.J.S. Duarte, M.N. Sato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2004-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2004000600006