Food allergy news: Promising research findings from Johns Hopkins

Posted on October 2, 2010 by Tom

Johns Hopkins researchers have published a promising study in the journal Nature in which they appeared to induce oral tolerance of an allergen in mice. Whether the tolerance translates to humans, and whether the tolerance translates beyond oral exposure to include inhalation and physical contact remains to be seen, but it’s still promising.

You can find the abstract and a gated copy here: Oral tolerance to food-induced systemic anaphylaxis mediated by the C-type lectin SIGNR1 Yufeng Zhou1,7, Hirokazu Kawasaki1,7, Shih-Chang Hsu1, Reiko T Lee2, Xu Yao1,3, Beverly Plunkett1, Jinrong Fu1, Kuender Yang4, Yuan C Lee2 & Shau-Ku Huang.

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Tom Anichini owns Egg-Free Epicurean along with his wife, Amy Jones Anichini, who founded the business in 2009. Tom is an actuary and an investment professional. He holds an MBA in Finance from the Chicago Booth School of Business and a BS in Actuarial Science from the University of Illinois. He is also a CFA charter holder and an Associate of the Society of Actuaries. He lives in San Diego with his wife and two daughters.
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