Delayed-type hypersensitivity in mast cell-deficient mice: dependence on platelets for expression of contact sensitivity.
Geba GP, Ptak W, Anderson GM, Paliwal V, Ratzlaff RE, Levin J, Askenase PW. Delayed-type hypersensitivity in mast cell-deficient mice: dependence on platelets for expression of contact sensitivity. The Journal Of Immunology 1996, 157: 557-65. PMID: 8752902, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.157.2.557.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMast cell-deficient miceCell-deficient miceDelayed-type hypersensitivityContact sensitivityPlatelet depletionMast cellsCS responsesT cell-mediated immune responsesMast cell-deficient strainsDelayed-type hypersensitivity responseT cell-mediated responsesCell-mediated immune responsesTissue levelsCutaneous sensitivity responsesVasoactive amine serotoninCell-mediated responsesLocal mast cellsMast cell numbersNormal mast cell numbersHypersensitivity responseCutaneous responseImmunologic evidenceBeige miceImmune responseAmine serotonin