Journal of Clinical Pediatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (8): 566-572.doi: 10.12372/jcp.2022.22e0131

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Research progress and prospect of clinical application of basophils in allergic diseases

ZHONG Wenwei, LI Jingyang, GENG Liting, ZHANG Jianhua   

  1. Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200092, China
  • Received:2022-01-20 Online:2022-08-15 Published:2022-08-09

Abstract:

Th2 immune response is the most important immunological mechanism in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. Basophil (Ba) plays the role of initiator, effector and regulator in allergic inflammation. In the initial stage of allergic inflammation, Ba may initiate Th2 immune response independently or coordinate with dendritic cells by its antigen presentation function. Ba also shows the immunological effect of enhancing memory Th2 and Th17 immune response, indicating that Ba may also play an important role in memory immune response. Clinical studies have found that Ba activation test has unique advantages in the diagnosis of allergic diseases, and has potential value as a biological marker in monitoring and evaluating the efficacy of specific immunotherapy and biological agent treatment.

Key words: Th2 immune response, allergic diseases, basophils, basophil activation test