Vaccine reduced lung inflammation to allergens in lab and
animal tests
If you’re allergic to dust mites (and chances are you are),
help may be on the way.
Researchers at the University of Iowa have developed a
vaccine that can combat dust-mite allergies by naturally switching the body’s
immune response. In animal tests, the nano-sized vaccine package lowered lung
inflammation by 83 percent despite repeated exposure to the allergens,
according to the paper, published in the AAPS (American Association of
Pharmaceutical Scientists) Journal. One big reason why it works, the
researchers contend, is because the vaccine package contains a booster that
alters the body’s inflammatory response to dust-mite allergens.