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SUBMITTER: Amini-Vaughan ZJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3729434 | biostudies-other | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Amini-Vaughan Zhaleh J ZJ Martinez-Moczygemba Margarita M Huston David P DP
Current allergy and asthma reports 20121001 5
The eosinophil is a multifunctional granulocyte best known for providing host defense against parasites. Paradoxically, eosinophils are also implicated in the pathogenesis of allergic inflammation, asthma, and hypereosinophilic syndromes. Emerging evidence also supports the potential for harnessing the cytotoxic power of eosinophils and redirecting it to kill solid tumors. Central to eosinophil physiology is interleukin-5 (IL-5) and its receptor (IL-5R) which is composed of a ligand-specific alp ...[more]