环境双A暴露触发了单细胞中训练有素的免疫相关途径
Marcello Dallio1, Lorenzo Ventriglia1, Mario Romeo1
1Hepatogastroenterology Division, Department of Precision Medicine, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Frontiers in immunology
|December 11, 2023
概括
这项研究表明,比斯 A (BPA) 是一种常见的塑料化学物质,可以在人类单细胞中诱导训练免疫力. 暴露于BPA会增强免疫细胞的反应,并与个体TNF-α水平的增加相关.
科学领域:
- 免疫学 免疫学 免疫学
- 内分泌学 在内分泌学.
- 环境健康 环境健康
背景情况:
- 训练有素的免疫包括先天的免疫细胞记忆,为免疫反应提供了一个新的视角.
- 双A (BPA) 是一种在环境和人体中普遍存在的内分泌干扰物.
- 了解塑料衍生化合物对免疫系统的影响至关重要.
结论:
- 这项研究首次证明,一种环境化学物质BPA可以诱导训练免疫力.
- 这些发现突出了塑料衍生化合物对先天性免疫细胞的免疫作用.
- 结果表明,环境BPA暴露与人类免疫反应的改变之间存在联系.
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