Publications by authors named "Carole El Hachem"

Basophils have been recognized as a characterized cellular player for Th2 immune responses implicated in allergic diseases, but the mechanisms responsible for basophil recruitment to allergic skin remain not well understood. Using a hapten fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-induced allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) mouse model, we show that basophils in FITC-treated IL-3-knockout mice are defective in crossing the vascular endothelium to enter the inflamed skin. By generating mice in which IL-3 is selectively ablated in T cells, we further demonstrate that IL-3 produced by T cells mediates basophil extravasation.

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Article Synopsis
  • Scientists discovered that basophils, a type of immune cell, are important for fighting allergies and parasites!
  • They used special mice (MCPT8) to find out what happens when they remove basophils, and noticed a big drop in other immune cells in the skin during allergy tests!
  • The research showed that basophils might not be as crucial for getting certain immune cells to the skin in allergic reactions as they thought before!
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Background: Sepsis is characterized by a dysregulated inflammatory response followed by immunosuppression that favors the development of secondary infections. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) are major regulators of the host's response to infections. How variability in TLR signaling may impact the development of sepsis-induced immune dysfunction has not been established.

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