Biological Science

If a ‘hypersensitive allergic reaction’ is a pathway, can this pathway be reconfigured?

This pathway is a chain reaction of various chemical changes which occur from the ‘source’ which can be antigen-based, i.e., a bee-sting, to the ‘sink’ which is the outcome of the ‘source’. Can one of these chemical changes be blocked to stop the pathway from continuing to its’ outcome?

If ‘inflammation’ is also the result of various chemical changes in a pathway between ‘source’ and ‘sink-outcome’, can this pathway be re-configured in a similar way.?

Another approach:- Homeotic genes regulate the development of whole groups of other genes, so these act as ‘binary logic gates’ for the sequence steps of entire pathways Homeotic mutants are mutations to a Homeotic gene where one cell type follows the developmental pathway normally followed by other cell types, (Principles of Genetics, Robert Tamarin et al, 3rd Edition, WCB Publishers 1991, page401). This produces a significant change to an outcome. The ‘source’, in this case, activates an entirely different pathway/outcome. How difficult would it be to change a pathway coming from a specific ‘source’ using perhaps other means? Are pathways formed by habits.?

30/05/2022 | Biological Science