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Selective ablation of mast cells or basophils reduces peanut-induced anaphylaxis in mice.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 1 Oct 2013
Reber Laurent L, Marichal Thomas, Mukai Kaori, Kita Yoshihiro, Tokuoka Suzumi M, Roers Axel, Hartmann Karin, Karasuyama Hajime, Nadeau Kari C, Tsai Mindy, Galli Stephen J
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BACKGROUND: Studies with c-kit mutant mast cell (MC)-deficient mice and antibody-mediated depletion of basophils suggest that both MCs and basophils can contribute to peanut-induced anaphylaxis (PIA). However, interpretation of data obtained by using such approaches is complicated because c-kit mutant mice have several phenotypic abnormalities in addition to MC deficiency and because basophil-depleting antibodies...
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