Basophils are dispensable for the establishment of protective adaptive immunity against primary and challenge infection with the intestinal helminth parasite Strongyloides ratti.

• Main Authors: Martina Reitz (Author), Marie-Luise Brunn (Author), David Voehringer (Author), Minka Breloer (Author)
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• 出版: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Infections with helminth parasites are controlled by a concerted action of innate and adaptive effector cells in the frame of a type 2 immune response. Basophils are innate effector cells that may also contribute to the initiation and amplification of adaptive immune responses. Here, we use constitu...