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一项在小鼠中的惊人发现将一个神秘的、很大程度上还未开发的一类分子与哮喘联系到了一起 ,并且可能支持呼吸疾病是对寄生虫产生的失误反应的理论。称为几丁质酶的分子 ,很久以来一直被认为是对某些寄生虫和昆虫的一种初始反应 ;几丁质酶降解化合物甲壳素 ,而甲壳素是在贝壳中
A surprising discovery in mice has linked a mysterious and largely untapped class of molecules to asthma and may support the theory that respiratory diseases are faulty responses to parasites. Chitinase molecules have long been considered as an initial reaction to certain parasites and insects; chitinase degrades the compound chitin, which is in the shell