MHC Class II Expression in Human Basophils: Induction and Lack of Functional Significance

Basophils are required for the induction of Th2 immunity to haptens and peptide antigens

(2013) Atsushi Otsuka et al.   Nature Communications

Circulating human basophils lack the features of professional antigen presenting cells

(2013) Meenu Sharma et al.   Scientific Reports

Basophils are not the key antigen-presenting cells in allergic patients

(2012) J. Eckl-Dorna et al.   ALLERGY

Human basophils interact with memory T cells to augment Th17 responses

(2012) K. Wakahara et al.   BLOOD

Detection of MHC class II expression on human basophils is dependent on antibody specificity but independent of atopic disposition

(2012) Britta C. Poulsen et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGICAL METHODS

Human Cord Blood Derived Immature Basophils Show Dual Characteristics, Expressing Both Basophil and Eosinophil Associated Proteins

(2012) Jeanette Grundström et al.   PLoS One

Basophil recruitment and activation in inflammatory skin diseases

(2011) Y. Ito et al.   ALLERGY

Human blood basophils do not act as antigen-presenting cells for the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1

(2011) C. Kitzmüller et al.   ALLERGY

Basophils Orchestrate Chronic Allergic Dermatitis and Protective Immunity against Helminths

(2010) Caspar Ohnmacht et al.   IMMUNITY

Inflammatory dendritic cells—not basophils—are necessary and sufficient for induction of Th2 immunity to inhaled house dust mite allergen

(2010) Hamida Hammad et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Basophils and the T helper 2 environment can promote the development of lupus nephritis

(2010) Nicolas Charles et al.   NATURE MEDICINE

Cutting Edge: Basophils Are Transiently Recruited into the Draining Lymph Nodes during Helminth Infection via IL-3, but Infection-Induced Th2 Immunity Can Develop without Basophil Lymph Node Recruitment or IL-3

(2009) S. Kim et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Basophils contribute to TH2-IgE responses in vivo via IL-4 production and presentation of peptide–MHC class II complexes to CD4+ T cells

(2009) Tomohiro Yoshimoto et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

MHC class II–dependent basophil–CD4+ T cell interactions promote TH2 cytokine–dependent immunity

(2009) Jacqueline G Perrigoue et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Basophils function as antigen-presenting cells for an allergen-induced T helper type 2 response

(2009) Caroline L Sokol et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY

Basophil effector function and homeostasis during helminth infection

(2008) C. Ohnmacht et al.   BLOOD

Human Eosinophils Show Chemotaxis to Lymphoid Chemokines and Exhibit Antigen-Presenting-Cell-Like Properties upon Stimulation with IFN-γ, IL-3 and GM-CSF

(2008) Yun-Jae Jung et al.   INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY