%0 Journal Article
%T An Analysis of Potential Associations Between Delivery Mode and Dog-Keeping to Basophil FcER1 and Activation Marker Expression During Infancy
%A A. Levin
%A A. Sitarik
%A C. Johnson
%A D. Orandi
%A D. Ownby
%A E. Zoratti
%A G. Wegienka
%A K. Bobbitt
%A K. Jones
%A K. Woodcroft
%A N. Lukacs
%A S. Havstad
%A S.V. Lynch
%J Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
%D 2017
%R 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.12.549
%X Early-life exposures, including dog-keeping and vaginal delivery, are associated with
lower rates of childhood allergy. The underlying immune mechanism(s) are unknown.
Basophils are innate immune cells capable of promoting Th2 polarization and allergy
development. We explored associations of these exposures with basophil Fc¦ÅR1 and activation
marker expression during the first 6 months of life.
%U https://www.jacionline.org/article/S0091-6749(16)32067-X/abstract