Early expansion of allergen-responsive LAP+ B regulatory cells in allergic rhinitis but not in allergic asthma subjects during allergen immunotherapy
Astrid L. Voskamp1, Nicolette W. de Jong2, Simon P. Jochems1, Arifa Ozir-Fazalalikhan1, Luciën E.P.M. van der Vlugt1, Koen A. Stam1, Gert-Jan Braunstahl3,4, Gertrude M. Möller5, Roy Gerth van Wijk2, Hermelijn H. Smits1
1Department of Parasitology, Leiden University Center for Infectious Diseases (LU-CID), Leiden University Medical Center; Leiden, The Netherlands.
2Dept of Internal Medicine, Section Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Erasmus University Medical Center; Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
3Department of Pulmonology, Franciscus Gasthuis and Vlietland, Rotterdam, 3045 PM, the Netherlands.
4Department of Pulmonology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, 3015 GD, the Netherlands.
5Netherlands Center of Clinical Occupational Medicine, The Netherlands.