研究发现, 早期接触狗可能会预防遗传倾向的儿童患湿疹. Study finds early exposure to dogs may prevent eczema in genetically predisposed children.

爱丁堡大学的一项新研究表明, 幼年养狗可能有助于预防患有湿疹的儿童的遗传倾向. A new study from the University of Edinburgh suggests that having a pet dog in early life may help prevent eczema in children with a genetic predisposition to the condition. 研究人员对28万人的数据进行了分析, 发现那些基因易患湿疹的人如果早年接触过狗, 患上湿疹的可能性较小. Researchers examined data from 280,000 people and found that those genetically predisposed to eczema were less likely to develop it if they had early exposure to dogs. 研究还查明了这种接触与IL-7R蛋白质的变异之间的潜在联系,这些变异可能为今后的风疹治疗提供目标。 The study also identified a potential link between this exposure and variations in the IL-7R protein, which could offer targets for future eczema treatments.