Molecular Mechanism Of Anaphylactic Shock Decoded
Monday, February 2, 2009 - 15:21
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have found a molecular mechanism for anaphylactic shock. The activation of specific proteins in the cell walls of small blood vessels plays an important role. Suppressing the respective genes protects mice from the potentially fatal reactions of the immune and circulatory systems (anaphylactic shock) without disrupting circulatory regulation.