Human basophils and eosinophils are the direct target leukocytes of the novel IL-1 family member IL-33

IL-33, a Potent Inducer of Adaptive Immunity to Intestinal Nematodes

(2014) N. E. Humphreys et al.   JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY

Human basophils activated by mast cell-derived IL-3 express retinaldehyde dehydrogenase-II and produce the immunoregulatory mediator retinoic acid

(2008) N. Spiegl et al.   BLOOD

IL-3 induces a Pim1-dependent antiapoptotic pathway in primary human basophils

(2008) S. A. Didichenko et al.   BLOOD

Active Caspase-1 Is a Regulator of Unconventional Protein Secretion

(2008) Martin Keller et al.   CELL

Administration of IL-33 induces airway hyperresponsiveness and goblet cell hyperplasia in the lungs in the absence of adaptive immune system

(2008) Y. Kondo et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

IL-33 amplifies both Th1- and Th2-type responses through its activity on human basophils, allergen-reactive Th2 cells, iNKT and NK Cells

(2008) M. D. Smithgall et al.   INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY

A novel IL-1 family cytokine, IL-33, potently activates human eosinophils

(2008) W. Brett Cherry et al.   JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY

Interleukin-33 enhances adhesion, CD11b expression and survival in human eosinophils

(2008) Maho Suzukawa et al.   LABORATORY INVESTIGATION

Basophils: in the spotlight at last

(2008) Booki Min et al.   NATURE IMMUNOLOGY