Vitamin D status in early life has been linked to the risk of allergic disease in multiple observational studies.
Antioxidant intakes in pregnancy may influence fetal immune programming and the risk of allergic disease.
Maternal fish oil supplementation during pregnancy has been associated with altered infant immune responses and a reduced risk of infant sensitizatio…
Studies addressing the ontogeny of the innate immune system in early life have reported mainly on Toll-like receptor (TLR) responses in infants livin…
We compared neonatal T reg from children born in western conditions (Australia) with those of neonates born in high microbial conditions (Papua New G…
Suggests that IL-1R1 expression provides an additional level of Myd88-dependent signaling during this period of heighted susceptibility to infection.
To show underlying mechanisms, we examined differences in T-cell gene expression in samples at birth and at 1 year in children with and without IgE a…
This study examined whether maternal and/or fetal folate status in pregnancy is associated with infant allergic outcomes.
Here, we report on a model that does not use Th2-skewing adjuvants and yet achieves sensitization solely via the nasal mucosa.
Group B streptococcus (GBS) is an important cause of early- and late-onset sepsis in the newborn. Preterm infants have markedly increased susceptibil…