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Snake bite antidote of the immune system

Published: 2024-11-22 Author: mysheen
Last Updated: 2024/11/22, New research suggests that immune cells called mast cells help protect mice from some poisonous snake bites and bee stings. Although the role of mast cells in helping to produce symptoms of anaphylactic shock, asthma and allergies is most clear, scientists also recognize that these cells play other auxiliary roles in the immune system in dealing with infection. The venom of many insects and reptiles contains chemicals that activate mast cells, so researchers generally believe that the role of mast cells worsen snake bites or insect stings

New research suggests that immune cells called mast cells help protect mice from certain snakebites and stings. Although the role of mast cells in helping to produce symptoms of anaphylactic shock, asthma and allergies is most clear, scientists also recognize that these cells play other auxiliary roles in the immune system in dealing with infection. The venom of many insects and reptiles contains chemicals that activate mast cells, so researchers generally believe that the role of mast cells is to worsen the harm of poisonous snake bites or insect stings. But a new study by MartinMetz and colleagues shows that venom from snakes and bees is more harmful to mice that lack mast cells than normal mice. Experiments with the venom of Israeli rat venom suggest that mast cells provide protection by releasing carboxypeptidase A, which degrades a dangerous component of the venom, which puts forward a possible new direction for detoxification research. Snake bites contain different amounts of venom, and mast cells have the greatest effect on venoms that are below or close to lethal amounts, said StephenGalli, the article's newsletter author.

 
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