hematopoietic system
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• deletion of basophils does not affect populations of other leukocytes in mesenteric lymph nodes or spleen
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• greater than 90% of basophils are spontaneously deleted; basophil development is not rescued by exogenous Il3 and it is suggested that basophils are sensitive to cre toxicity resulting from nonspecific recombination events of cryptic loxP sites in the genome
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immune system
N |
• deletion of basophils does not affect populations of other leukocytes in mesenteric lymph nodes or spleen; no defects in T cell development or basal T cell activation are observed
• response to induction of active systemic anaphylaxis appears normal
• passive systemic IgE-mediated anaphylaxis appears normal; passive IgG1-mediated anaphylaxis can be induced in mutants and controls by administration of IgG1 antibodies
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• greater than 90% of basophils are spontaneously deleted; basophil development is not rescued by exogenous Il3 and it is suggested that basophils are sensitive to cre toxicity resulting from nonspecific recombination events of cryptic loxP sites in the genome
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• in contrast to control mice, IgE-mediated chronic inflammation of the skin (IgE-CAI) is abolished in transgenic mice
• animals reconstituted with in vitro-generated basophils have the IgE-CAI response restored
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