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In the research, reported in the April issue of Nature Medicine, they found that mice treated with a newly developed part-cat, part-human protein did not develop an allergic reaction.
Andrew Saxon, of the University of California in Los Angeles, said in The Guardian newspaper that the technique could be extended to develop cures for potentially deadly allergies to food such as nuts.
The allergic attacks occur when the immune system mistakes cat or pollen allergens for germs, producing large amounts of an antibody which triggers the release of a chemical called histamine. This causes symptoms such as inflammation, rashes and swelling.
I like fact they started with cat dander/spit allergies - with an eye towards peanut allergies. I love peanut butter, but formostlyhere, for example, it's the "spread of death" - he's so allergic to the stuff, he can't be on the same floor of cubicles as a PBJ, for example.
And if you Google this story, you get lots of kitty picture lurve. Bonus!
Andrew Saxon, of the University of California in Los Angeles, said in The Guardian newspaper that the technique could be extended to develop cures for potentially deadly allergies to food such as nuts.
The allergic attacks occur when the immune system mistakes cat or pollen allergens for germs, producing large amounts of an antibody which triggers the release of a chemical called histamine. This causes symptoms such as inflammation, rashes and swelling.
I like fact they started with cat dander/spit allergies - with an eye towards peanut allergies. I love peanut butter, but for
mostlyhere, for example, it's the "spread of death" - he's so allergic to the stuff, he can't be on the same floor of cubicles as a PBJ, for example.And if you Google this story, you get lots of kitty picture lurve. Bonus!