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Direct effects of IL-4 on mast cells drive their intestinal expansion and increase susceptibility to anaphylaxis in a murine model of food allergy

IL-4 plays critical roles in allergic disorders, including food hypersensitivity. The direct effects of the cytokine on the survival and function of mast cells, the key effectors of food anaphylaxis, have not been established. In this study we demonstrate that IL-4 induces a marked intestinal mastoc...

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Autores principales: Burton, Oliver T, Darling, Alanna R, Zhou, Joseph S, Noval-Rivas, Magali, Jones, Tatiana G, Gurish, Michael F, Chatila, Talal A, Oettgen, Hans C
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3600405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23149659
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/mi.2012.112