Equine keratinocytes in the pathogenesis of insect bite hypersensitivity: Just another brick in the wall?

Equine insect bite hypersensitivity (IBH) is the most common skin disease affecting horses. It is described as an IgE-mediated, Type I hypersensitivity reaction to salivary gland proteins of Culicoides insects. Together with Th2 cells, epithelial barrier cells play an important role in development o...

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Main Authors: Iva Cvitas, Simone Oberhaensli, Tosso Leeb, Eliane Marti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266263