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- Title
Bridging science and accessibility: a tactile journey from gluten through to coeliac disease.
- Authors
Henneken, Lee M; Loh, Tiing Jen; Ciacchi, Laura; Ciacchi, Lisa; Lim, Jia‐Jia; Reid, Hugh H; Tye‐Din, Jason A
- Abstract
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.
- Subjects
CELIAC disease; HLA histocompatibility antigens; GLUTEN; TYPE 1 diabetes; PATHOLOGY; B cells; AUTOANTIBODIES
- Publication
Immunology & Cell Biology, 2024, Vol 102, Issue 5, p331
- ISSN
0818-9641
- Publication type
Proceeding
- DOI
10.1111/imcb.12716