Preclinical Research Shows Mothers Can Pass Allergies to Kids
Researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School, KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital and Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have discovered that mothers can pass their allergies to their offspring while the babies are developing in the womb. This report was published in the “Science” journal last week. The study was conducted in accordance with the NACLAR guidelines. The research team’s discovery demonstrates that immunoglobulin E, the main antibody in charge of triggering allergic reactions, can enter the fetus by crossing the placenta. Once inside the fetus, the antibody hitches itself onto fetal mast cells as observed in mice. Fetal…