The emergence of basophils as antigen-presenting cells in Th2 inflammatory responses Free
Zamaneh Mikhak and Andrew D. Luster*
Center for Immunology and Inflammatory Diseases, Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02482, USA *Correspondence to:Andrew D. Luster, E-mail: aluster@mgh.harvard.edu
Basophils gain prominence in Th2 inflammatory responses with the discovery that they function as antigen-presenting cells and are sufficient to drive Th2 cell differentiation.