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An End to Allergies in 2010?

July 24th, 2006

David Garrod of St George’s, University of London, has been leading research into a new area of allergy prevention. The medicines being tested directly prevent allergens from entering the body tissues. Garrod projects that clinical trials of the therapy may begin in 2010.

From the article:

“The technology is based on our earlier discovery of how allergens, the substances that cause allergy, enter the body through the surface layer of cells that protect the skin and the tubes of the lungs,” he said.

“Allergens from pollen or house dust mites are inhaled and then dissolve the binding material between the cells that form these protective linings; they can then enter the body by passing between the cells to cause an allergic response.

“The drugs we are developing — called Allergen Delivery Inhibitors (ADIs) – are designed to disable these allergens so they can no longer eat through the protective cell layer and block the allergic reaction before it occurs.

Read More:

Allergy Battle Could Be Won In Five Years, Says Scientist [Science Daily]

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