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Nature Medicine 13, 1375-1381 (1 November 2007) | doi:10.1038/nm1654;

Inhibition of Fc|[epsi]|RI-mediated mast cell responses by ES-62, a product of parasitic filarial nematodes

Alirio J Melendez , Margaret M Harnett , Peter N Pushparaj , WS Fred Wong , Hwee Kee Tay , Charles P McSharry & William Harnett

Atopic allergy is characterized by an increase in IgE antibodies that signal through the high-affinity Fc|[epsi]| receptor (Fc|[epsi]|RI) to induce the release of inflammatory mediators from mast cells. For unknown reasons, the prevalence of allergic diseases has recently increased steeply in the developed world.

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