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Breathe easy: microbes protect from allergies

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NATURE MEDICINE
Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 492-494

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NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/nm.2723

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  1. NIDDK NIH HHS [R01 DK078938] Funding Source: Medline

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Changes in gut microbial composition have been linked to inflammatory bowel disease, obesity and allergies in humans. A new study shows that pattern recognition of commensal bacteria by B cells reduces allergic inflammation in mice, adding to the mounting evidence for the 'hygiene hypothesis' (pages 538-546).

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