Studying the rodents more carefully, the researchers determined that Clostridia were having a surprising effect on the mouse gut: Acting through certain immune cells, the bacteria helped keep peanut proteins that can cause allergic
reactions out of the bloodstream.
Not exact matches
That triggers a
reaction in the liver: When the platelets are infused, liver cells yank them
out of the
bloodstream.
If inhaled pollutants reach the alveoli — the tiny sacs in the lungs where oxygen and carbon dioxide pass into and
out of the
bloodstream, respectively — they trigger an inflammatory
reaction, Mustafic says.