Pollen exposure weakens innate defense against respiratory viruses

Hundreds of plant species release their pollen into the air every year during early spring. During that period, pollen allergic as well as non‐allergic patients frequently present to doctors with severe respiratory tract infections. Our objective was therefore to assess whether pollen may interfere with antiviral immunity.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Allergy. European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

• Publication date

  2019-11-07

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/all.14047PMID 31512243
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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