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SUBMITTER: Eckl-Dorna J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4601523 | biostudies-literature | 2012 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eckl-Dorna J J Ellinger A A Blatt K K Ghanim V V Steiner I I Pavelka M M Valent P P Valenta R R Niederberger V V
Allergy 20120216 5
<h4>Background</h4>Recent data obtained in mouse models have initiated a controversy whether basophils are the key antigen-presenting cells (APCs) in allergy. Here, we investigate whether basophils are of importance for the presentation of allergen and the induction of T cell proliferation in allergic patients.<h4>Methods</h4>T cells, basophils, and APCs depleted of basophils were purified from allergic patients. Co-culture systems based on purified major allergens were established to study alle ...[more]