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.
Mikhak
Zamaneh
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Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02482, USA.
Luster
Andrew D
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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