University of Wisconsin-Madison: Study Identifies How Lung Cells Sense Chitin, an Allergen in Fungi and Shellfish
July 23, 2021
July 23, 2021
MADISON, Wisconsin, July 23 (TNSJou) -- The University of Wisconsin Madison campus issued the following news:
By Eric Hamilton
Some of the world's most common allergy-inducing critters, from dust mites to fungi to shellfish, have one thing in common: chitin, the polymer that makes tough cell walls in mushrooms, fungal spores and crunchy lobster exoskeletons.
A whiff of chitin triggers an immune response in the lungs, likely to prepare them to fend off . . .
By Eric Hamilton
Some of the world's most common allergy-inducing critters, from dust mites to fungi to shellfish, have one thing in common: chitin, the polymer that makes tough cell walls in mushrooms, fungal spores and crunchy lobster exoskeletons.
A whiff of chitin triggers an immune response in the lungs, likely to prepare them to fend off . . .