Abstract:
:While the eosinophil's effector functions clearly can contribute to the pathogenesis of allergic diseases, the evolutionary benefit to having eosinophils as a distinct class of leukocyte is not clear, especially if one must reconsider the nominally beneficial role of eosinophils in parasite host defense, Eosinophils are equipped to respond to lymphocytes and their cytokines (and not solely the eosinophil growth factor cytokines), but the functional consequences of such eosinophil responses need to be defined. Conversely, eosinophils, as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) or sources of lymphocyte-active cytokines, may stimulate and affect lymphocyte functioning. Eosinophils share with CD4+ lymphocytes expression of a number of receptors, including CD4 and IL-2R, and specific alpha-4 integrins that may help in their common recruitment and activation. Further, elucidation of the interactions between lymphocytes and eosinophils will contribute to a broader understanding of the functioning of eosinophils in "normal" ongoing immune responses and in allergic disorders.
journal_name
Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruzjournal_title
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruzauthors
Weller PF,Lim Kdoi
10.1590/s0074-02761997000800023subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1997-01-01 00:00:00pages
173-82eissn
0074-0276issn
1678-8060pii
S0074-02761997000800023journal_volume
92 Suppl 2pub_type
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
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更新日期:2011-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762007005000006
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762012000100012
更新日期:2012-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762006001000010
更新日期:2006-12-05 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762010000400037
更新日期:2010-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761992000200010
更新日期:1992-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761991000100002
更新日期:1991-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-02760160010
更新日期:2016-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02761993000100015
更新日期:1993-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762001000200014
更新日期:2001-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762011000900020
更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762005000900031
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-0276130457
更新日期:2013-01-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762004000200009
更新日期:2004-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762009000700003
更新日期:2009-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-0276140212
更新日期:2014-11-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-02760150102
更新日期:2015-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762005000300003
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762009000200038
更新日期:2009-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762004000100002
更新日期:2004-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762007005000056
更新日期:2007-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/0074-0276130426
更新日期:2014-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1590/s0074-02762008005000011
更新日期:2008-05-01 00:00:00