title: Adhesion molecules as regulators of mast-cell and basophil function.
abstract: Basophils and mast cells play a role both in immediate allergic reactions and in inflammation. Both types of cells have surface adhesion receptors that can mediate binding to other cells and to extracellular matrix glycoproteins. Here Majed Hamawy and colleagues discuss the importance of these adhesion molecules in regulating basophil and mast-cell functions.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute of Dental Research, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hamawy
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Mergenhagen
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Siraganian
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001491:Basophils / Q000276:immunology*; D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000502:physiology*; D002455:Cell Division; D002460:Cell Line; D002465:Cell Movement; D006801:Humans; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules