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ReviewAllergy2025

Regulatory T cells and their role in allergic disease.

Melanie L Conrad, Gabriela Barrientos, Xuejun Cai, Saikat Mukherjee, Mrinmoy Das, Emmanuel Stephen-Victor, Hani Harb

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Review in Allergy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Preventive effect of heat-killed Lactiplantibacillus plantarum FM8 in an ovalbumin-induced food allergy murine model.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026
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  11. T-cell mechanisms in atopic dermatitis.Allergologie select · 2026
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  19. The Mechanisms of Immunoglobulin E Sensitizations in Atopic Dermatitis.Immunology and allergy clinics of North America · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Melanie L ConradInstitute of Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8811-5536
Gabriela BarrientosLaboratory of Experimental Medicine, Hospital Alemán, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID 0000-0002-5613-023X
Xuejun CaiInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Medical Faculty, TU Dresden, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0009-0007-8807-1784
Saikat MukherjeeDivision of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0009-0007-3980-0485
Mrinmoy DasDivision of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9932-9548
Emmanuel Stephen-VictorDepartment of Pathology, Division of Microbiology and Immunology, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
Hani HarbInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, Medical Faculty, TU Dresden, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8218-2538

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft CO 1058/3-2 (Melanie L. Conrad)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The incidence of allergic diseases has been rising over the past decades, and this troubling trend coincides with environmental changes such as shifts in diet and increased antibiotic use, both of which can impact our immune system. Allergic reactions occur when the immune system overreacts to normally harmless substances, and it is known that regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a major role in immune system suppression and the generation of tolerance. However, new research suggests that Tregs can malfunction in environments that promote allergies. This review delves into Treg function, and how environmental factors can influence their ability to maintain immune homeostasis. Specifically, we explore the origins of Treg cells, as well as the mechanisms used for suppression of inflammation and tissue healing, with a concentration on food allergies, atopic dermatitis and asthma. Understanding Treg function in the context of a changing environment is crucial for developing new strategies to prevent and treat allergies.

Indexed as

HypersensitivityT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsDisease SusceptibilityHumansImmune ToleranceT-Lymphocyte Subsetsallergyasthmaatopic dermatitisfood allergyT regulatory cell

Identifiers

PMID40497455
PMCPMC11724253

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