Cells That ‘Taste’ Danger Set Off Immune Responses

[antares4141]

https://www.quantamagazine.org/tuft...Rxt_lyjihQgrwCZT_V3tvVfen7ki4XgRadyP3rcgtil3w

 

[Wolfcub]

This is absolutely fascinating and adds another dimension to the immune response !
Thanks for posting @antares4141

 

[Wishful]

It's certainly possible that this could play a role in ME. Anything involving the immune system could play a role.

Now I have this image of little tongues in my body, licking my cells.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

So their involvement for us may reside in the autoimmune issues....altho that may still be debated as well.

Very fascinating. The Title Should Be: We know Diddley Squat about the Human Body. Lets Go To Mars.

These cells, appearing more like a Protozoan....the creature they mention is the termite gut Protozoan. Its one of the most amazing creatures enabling termites to digest cellulose. Keystone Ecosystem Driver.

I hope they hurry up and learn more about tuft cells, very very soon.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Another science article mentions their role in epithelial barriers (any barrier made of skin tissue, ie gut, BB).

https://www.jimmunol.org/content/202/5/1321

This abstract mentions Norovirus, but I can't read further as the main report is not there. I have a personal theory that norovirus might be harbored in the intestine on a chronic basis, and produce flairs. I'm suspicious of that critter.

 

[Rufous McKinney]

This article provides outstanding graphics of TUFT CELLS and the gut.

Here is a cross section diagram of the intestinal lining, with. tuft cells.

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/201...ts-are-figuring-out-what-body-s-tuft-cells-do

 

[Wishful]

Yup, tiny little tongues all through my body. Licky! Licky!

 

[Rufous McKinney]

Yup, tiny little tongues all through my body. Licky! Licky

Somehow this seems ironic, me the kid who was a Super Taster.....and now these critters - need to behave themselves.

 

[antares4141]

More evidence that when somebody identifies something that may or may not be driving their symptoms that it's not even remotely "psychological"