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The Role of Basophils in the Immune Response to Parasites.

Falcone, Franco H., Pritchard, David, Gibbs, Bernhard F (2001) The Role of Basophils in the Immune Response to Parasites. Trends in Parasitology, 17 (3). pp. 126-129. ISSN 1471-4922. (doi:10.1016/S1471-4922(00)01846-8) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:4819)

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1471-4922(00)01846-8

Abstract

The link between parasites and eosinophilia has been known for more than a century, although the role of eosinophils in host protection is still an open issue. Much less appreciated, however, is the concurrent systemic induction of a related cell type,the basophil, in parasitized hosts, To date, little is known about the role of basophils in immunity against parasites, but recent evidence points to a possible crucial role in the initiation of T-helper type 2 responses in the host. In this article, we review the current understanding of parasitic infections and basophils and discuss their putative role in immunity.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1016/S1471-4922(00)01846-8
Subjects: R Medicine
Q Science > QR Microbiology > QR180 Immunology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Medway School of Pharmacy
Depositing User: Bernhard F. Gibbs
Date Deposited: 14 Sep 2008 09:38 UTC
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2024 09:36 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/4819 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Gibbs, Bernhard F.

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