Recent insights into the mechanisms of anaphylaxis

WW Stevens, M Kraft, SC Eisenbarth - Current opinion in immunology, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaphylaxis is an acute life-threatening systemic allergic reaction that can have a wide
range of clinical manifestations. The most common triggers for anaphylaxis include food …

Trust your gut: Establishing confidence in gastrointestinal models-An overview of the state of the science and contexts of use

S Debad, D Allen, O Bandele, C Bishop, M Blaylock… - Altex, 2024 - diva-portal.org
The webinar series and workshop titled “Trust Your Gut: Establishing Confidence in
Gastrointestinal Models–An Overview of the State of the Science and Contexts of Use” was …

A Mixture of Four Probiotic Strains (Probiatop®) Mitigates Food Allergy to Ovalbumin in Mice

VC Miranda, RO Souza, B Gallotti… - Probiotics and …, 2024 - Springer
Food allergy is a pathological condition caused by a disruption of oral tolerance. This
condition leads to a pro-inflammatory environment that culminates in symptoms that varies …

[HTML][HTML] Housing temperature plays a critical role in determining gut microbiome composition in research mice: Implications for experimental reproducibility

BL Hylander, G Qiao, EC Gomez, P Singh, EA Repasky - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Preclinical mouse models are widely used for studying mechanisms of disease and
responses to therapeutics, however there is concern about the lack of experimental …

Polygenic autoimmune disease risk alleles impacting B cell tolerance act in concert across shared molecular networks in mouse and in humans

ITW Harley, K Allison, RH Scofield - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Most B cells produced in the bone marrow have some level of autoreactivity. Despite efforts
of central tolerance to eliminate these cells, many escape to periphery, where in healthy …

Using mice to model human disease: understanding the roles of baseline housing-induced and experimentally imposed stresses in animal welfare and experimental …

BL Hylander, EA Repasky, S Sexton - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Scientific research into the causes, progression, and treatment of disease
is dependent on the use of animal models. However, many scientists say that they cannot …

Thermoneutral Housing Enables Studies of Vertical Transmission of Obesogenic Diet-Driven Metabolic Diseases

JL Wayland, JR Doll, MJ Lawson, TE Stankiewicz… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
Vertical transmission of obesity is a critical contributor to the unabated obesity pandemic and
the associated surge in metabolic diseases. Existing experimental models insufficiently …

Ketogenic diet‐induced weight loss occurs independent of housing temperature and is followed by hyperphagia and weight regain after cessation in mice

A Weber, KD Medak, LK Townsend… - The Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Ketogenic diets (KDs) are a popular tool used for weight management. Studies in mice have
demonstrated that KDs reduce food intake, increase energy expenditure and cause weight …

Antigenic and immunological determinants of acute allergic susceptibility to meat in a uniquely defined cohort in the Eastern Cape

T Murangi - 2023 - open.uct.ac.za
Allergic sensitization can occur after allergen exposure through the oral-mucosal or
cutaneous route. Allergic remission is associated with a decrease in total and specific IgE …