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Review
. 2010 Feb;125(2 Suppl 2):S73-80.
doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2009.11.017.

IgE, mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils

Kelly D Stone  1 , Calman Prussin, Dean D Metcalfe
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Review

IgE, mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils

Kelly D Stone et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Feb.

Abstract

IgE, mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils are essential components of allergic inflammation. Antigen-specific IgE production, with subsequent fixation of IgE to FcepsilonRI receptors on mast cells and basophils, is central to the initiation and propagation of immediate hypersensitivity reactions. Mast cells, basophils, and eosinophils are central effector cells in allergic inflammation, as well as in innate and adaptive immunity. This review highlights what is known about these components and their roles in disease pathogenesis.

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