Mouse intestine (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Mouse intestine

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Researchers at WashU Medicine found that a small population of immune cells in the mouse intestine (shown above) prevents allergic responses to food, suggesting that targeting such cells therapeutically could potentially lead to a new treatment for allergies.

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Patrick Rodrigues and Shitong Wu

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