Good news for people who like cats, but who are allergic
to them and – as an acquaintance commented –
for those who are indifferent to cats, but want to
date people who own them.
According to a letter
published online in the journal
Nature Medicine, on March 27, 2005, scientists
have "designed and tested a chimeric human-cat fusion
protein" (sounds scary, doesn't it?). The newly-created
compound, which was created to help conquer cat allergies,
is part major cat allergen (Fel d1) and part human
antibody (IgG Fcγ1).
The compound, called GFD, when tested in mice bred
to be allergic to cats, virtually shut down the typical,
unpleasant reactions associated with the allergy –
itching, runny eyes, and sneezing. Researchers hope
that such chimeras may one day help protect people
from many different allergies.
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Article published on Apr 2 05
12:59AM.
