Type 2 Inflammation

From Protective Type 2 Immunity to Aberrant Type 2 Inflammation

In this soundbite video from the April 2025 ADVENT Forum in Lisbon, Portugal, Prof. Oscar Palomares explains how type 2 immunity evolved to protect against parasites, venoms, and toxins, and how its dysregulation can result in aberrant type 2 inflammation underlying multiple chronic inflammatory diseases.
Oscar Palomares
PhD
Oscar Palomares

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Learning objectives

  • Describe how type 2 cytokines disrupt epithelial barriers and promote allergen sensitization that may lead to atopic comorbidities
  • Examine mechanisms linking type 2 inflammation to impaired innate immune responses and heightened vulnerability to viral infections
  • Recognize how early-life barrier dysfunction in atopic dermatitis may influence the trajectory of comorbid atopic diseases
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About this expert

Allergy/Immunology

Oscar Palomares

PhD

Complutense University of Madrid

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Oscar Palomares