Immune 109: Allergic to red meat? Scientists discover a potential new treatment

On this episode of Immune, the team explores two fortuitous discoveries: caspase inhibitors that hitch a ride through gasdermin D pores to selectively shut down proinflammatory cytokine secretion, and human monoclonal antibodies against malaria that were repurposed to block allergic antibody binding to red meat allergens in alpha-gal syndrome.

Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Cindy Leifer, and Brianne Barker

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• GasderminD pores deliver drugs (Nature, 2026)
• Potential alpha-gal syndrome treatment (J Clin Immunol, 2026)
• Time stamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks!

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