Article
Histamine-containing cells obtained from the nose hours after antigen challenge have functional and phenotypic characteristics of basophils.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 1992
Iliopoulos O, Baroody F M, Naclerio R M, Bochner B S, Kagey-Sobotka A, Lichtenstein L M
Abstract excerpt
The pattern of mediators and appearance of cells that stain with alcian blue during human experimental early and late phase allergic reactions suggest that basophils accumulate in nasal secretions within hours of local Ag stimulation. To further explore whether the histamine containing cells that...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens
- Basophils
- Female
- Histamine Release
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin E
- Male
- Mast Cells
- Middle Aged
- Nasal Mucosa
- Phenotype
