Pat Belinda Holt Hales PG BJ PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA BSc (Hons) PhD Emeritus Honorary Researcher Senior Manager, Research Platforms ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• September 2010

Epidemiologic associations between viral lower respiratory infections (LRIs) and asthma in later childhood are well known ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
• Our research
• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• June 2010

Atopy and asthma are commonly initiated during early life, and there is increasing interest in the development of preventive treatments for at-risk children. ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• Reports and Findings
• 2010
• March 2010

This chapter describes the preparation of respiratory tract tissue from both mice and rats for the isolation of respiratory tract dendritic cells (RTDC). ...

• 1. Telethon Kids Institute
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• 2010
• January 2010

Pat Deborah Holt Strickland PG DH PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA PhD Emeritus Honorary Researcher Program Head, Immunobiology and Immunotherapeutic ...

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• Human Immunology

Impaired interferon response and allergic sensitization may contribute to virus-induced wheeze and asthma development in young children. Plasmacytoid dendritic cells play a key role in antiviral immunity as critical producers of type I interferons.  ...

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• 2023
• December 2023

Atopic diseases are the most common chronic conditions of childhood. The apparent rise in food anaphylaxis in young children over the past three decades is of particular concern, owing to the lack of proven prevention strategies other than the timely introduction of peanut and egg. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

Atopic diseases are the most common chronic conditions of childhood. The apparent rise in food anaphylaxis in young children over the past three decades is of particular concern, owing to the lack of proven prevention strategies other than the timely introduction of peanut and egg. ...

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• 2021
• September 2021

Rhinovirus (RV) C can cause asymptomatic infection and respiratory illnesses ranging from the common cold to severe wheezing. The aim was to identify how age and other individual-level factors are associated with susceptibility to RV-C illnesses. Longitudinal data from the COAST (Childhood Origins of Asthma) birth cohort study were analyzed to determine relationships between age and RV-C infections. Neutralizing antibodies specific for RV-A and RV-C (three types each) were determined using a novel PCR-based assay. ...

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• 2021
• April 2021

Australian infants who received whole-cell pertussis vaccines were less likely to be diagnosed with food allergy in childhood ...

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• 2020
• June 2020