Recruitment of basophils in delayed hypersensitivity reactions.
Basophilic leukocytes constitute a significant proportion of the cellular infiltrates in many forms of delayed-in-onset hypersensitivity reactions in human beings, guinea pigs, and other animals. In this paper, I review current information on the role of basophils in the reactions, and present similarities and differences between Jones-Mote and classic delayed hypersensitivities.
D000818:Animals; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001491:Basophils / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012867:Skin / Q000503:physiopathology; D012882:Skin Tests