Bridging science and accessibility : a tactile journey from gluten through to coeliac disease

© 2023 the Australian and New Zealand Society for Immunology, Inc..

As part of the Monash Sensory Science Exhibition, our team guided participants through a multisensory journey unraveling coeliac disease development and pathology. Through tactile and sensory exhibits, we showed how benign dietary gluten can be transformed into a harmful entity for the 1 in 70 Australians with this illness. In contrast to the common misconception of coeliac disease as a food allergy, our exhibits revealed its closer association with autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes, involving genetic susceptibility linked to specific human leukocyte antigens, crucial antigen-specific T- and B-cell responses and autoantibody production. Tactile models underscored the severe consequences of the proinflammatory immune response to gluten on patient health and quality of life. This educational event affirmed to us the value and importance of fostering inclusivity in science education.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

Enthalten in:

Immunology and cell biology - (2023) vom: 18. Dez.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Henneken, Lee M [VerfasserIn]
Loh, Tiing Jen [VerfasserIn]
Ciacchi, Laura [VerfasserIn]
Ciacchi, Lisa [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Jia-Jia [VerfasserIn]
Reid, Hugh H [VerfasserIn]
Tye-Din, Jason A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Autoimmune diseases
Coeliac disease
Immunological disorders
Immunology
Journal Article
Lymphocytes
T cells

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Date Revised 19.12.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1111/imcb.12716

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366019694