Mar 14 2009

New Discoveries Fuel Drive to Understand Allergies Better

Published by Lightning at 3:26 pm under Allergy, Asthma, Information

eotaxinScientists have discovered that a specific compound chmokine eotaxin, to be responsible in the over-reaction of the human body to infections. This compound is the chemical marker that prevents our immune system’s security guards that detects invaders and then directs killer cells to the site to effect an attack to defend us. Exposure to eotaxin tends to block the ability of patrolling attack cells from becoming seekers that finds these invaders thus causing the system to go haywire. The jumble of cellular response triggers a confusing to the body’s immune systems that a violent mass production of killer cells ensues in what can be called a panic attack as it knows there are invaders for the normal defenses aren’t really working but they are not getting anything done.
The body seems to hope that the mass production of these killer cells may get some lucky ones to lock onto the invaders and ensuing the attack. The weakened detection system lacking the seeker cells over-reacts and results in the allergic reactions we all experience from triggers and can result in anaphylactic shock that can kill if left untreated and not monitored properly. This reaction is under scrutiny and understanding how the eotaxin can prevent the normally very effective allergic reaction system from going haywire.

No responses yet

Comments are closed at this time.

Trackback URI |

Bad Behavior has blocked 62 access attempts in the last 7 days.