Asthma is characterized by airway hyperreactivity, an abnormal tendency for airways to constrict. Maternal asthma increases the risk of childhood asthma more than paterna [...]

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic relapsing inflammatory disease of the skin characterized by chronic itch. Eosinophils, and eosinophils products, are present in the skin i [...]

The majority of research on T cells forms a paradigm in which classical T cells are activated by peptide antigens presented by classical MHC molecules. Non-classical T ce [...]

Obese asthmatic patients often have severe symptoms and poor responses to treatment. The molecular mechanisms of obesity-related asthma and associated airway hyperreactiv [...]