Immunotherapy: Altering the Immune Response to Combat Food Allergic Reactions
Date
2014-05-28
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Ingestion of certain foods results in an adverse immune response to a protein contained therein. This allergic response occurs when the body's immune system mistakenly identifies a protein as harmful when it actually isn't. A small amount of allergy causing food can cause severe symptoms or even lifethreatening reactions known as anaphylaxis, which could lead to death. It has therefore become increasingly important to develop vaccines that impede an allergic response. Using mice models, our lab worked towards developing a tolerance inducing vaccine that would curb a food allergic response. We utilized various biological and laboratory techniques such as ELISAs, which will be explained during the presentation, to achieve our developmental goal.
Description
Keywords
Vaccine, Immune response, Allergies, ELISAs