Sublingual immunotherapy increases Treg/Th17 ratio in allergic rhinitis

Affiliations

Wang Jiarong: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 Zhongshan North Road, Quanzhou, Fujiain, 362000, China
Qiu Liansheng: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 Zhongshan North Road, Quanzhou, Fujiain, 362000, China
Chen Yimin: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 Zhongshan North Road, Quanzhou, Fujiain, 362000, China
Chen Minyun: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, No. 34 Zhongshan North Road, Quanzhou, Fujiain, 362000, China

Abstract

Few studies investigated the effects of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) on the peripheral regulatory T cells (Tregs)/Th17 ratio.