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Immunological resilience and biodiversity for prevention of allergic diseases and asthma

Tari Haahtela, Harri Alenius, Jenni Lehtimäki, Aki Sinkkonen, Nanna Fyhrquist, Heikki Hyöty, Lasse Ruokolainen, Mika J. Mäkelä

Allergy · 2021

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Summary

Increase of allergic conditions has occurred at the same pace with the Great Acceleration, which stands for the rapid growth rate of human activities upon earth from 1950s. Changes of environment and lifestyle along with escalating urbanization are acknowledged as the main underlying causes. Secondary (tertiary) prevention for better disease control has advanced considerably with innovations for oral immunotherapy and effective treatment of inflammation with corticosteroids, calcineurin inhibitors, and biological medications. Patients are less disabled than before. However, primary prevention has remained a dilemma. Factors predicting allergy and asthma risk have proven complex: Risk factors increase the risk, while protective factors counteract them. Interaction of human body with environ

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1111/all.14895
Catalogue ID
SNmok6mm7q-3b697l
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