The emergence of basophils as antigen-presenting cells in Th2 inflammatory responses.
Basophils gain prominence in Th2 inflammatory responses with the discovery that they function as antigen-presenting cells and are sufficient to drive Th2 cell differentiation.
Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02482, USA.
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Mikhak
Andrew D
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Luster
D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D001491:Basophils / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology*; D051379:Mice; D018418:Th2 Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014258:Trichuris / Q000276:immunology