eosinophil

Known as: Blood Eosinophil, Eosinophil leukocyte, Eosinocyte 
A type of immune cell that has granules (small particles) with enzymes that are released during infections, allergic reactions, and asthma. An… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Eosinophils sustain adipose alternatively activated macrophages associated with glucose homeostasis.
Eosinophils are associated with helminth immunity and allergy, often in conjunction with alternatively activated macrophages… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Mepolizumab and exacerbations of refractory eosinophilic asthma.
BACKGROUND Exacerbations of asthma are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality and with considerable use of health… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Sequence variants affecting eosinophil numbers associate with asthma and myocardial infarction
Eosinophils are pleiotropic multifunctional leukocytes involved in initiation and propagation of inflammatory responses and thus… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Targeted Deletion of a High-Affinity GATA-binding Site in the GATA-1 Promoter Leads to Selective Loss of the Eosinophil Lineage In Vivo
Transcription factor GATA-1 reprograms immature myeloid cells to three different hematopoietic lineages-erythroid cells… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
An etiological role for aeroallergens and eosinophils in experimental esophagitis.
Eosinophil infiltration into the esophagus is observed in diverse diseases including gastroesophageal reflux and allergic… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Cooperation between interleukin-5 and the chemokine eotaxin to induce eosinophil accumulation in vivo
Experiments were designed to study the effect of systemically administered IL-5 on local eosinophil accumulation induced by the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Eotaxin: a potent eosinophil chemoattractant cytokine detected in a guinea pig model of allergic airways inflammation
Eosinophil accumulation is a prominent feature of allergic inflammatory reactions, such as those occurring in the lung of the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Recombinant human interleukin 5 is a selective activator of human eosinophil function
Human rIL-5 was found to selectively stimulate morphological changes and the function of human eosinophils. This molecule is thus… (More)
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Review
1986
Review
1986
The eosinophil and the pathophysiology of asthma.
Eosinophilia of lung and blood associated with injury to the mucociliary escalator and excessive shedding of bronchial epithelium… (More)
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Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Cold urticaria: release into the circulation of histamine and eosinophil chemotactic factor of anaphylaxis during cold challenge.
Patients with idiopathic acquired cold-induced urticaria were evaluated for the release of the preformed mast-cell mediators of… (More)
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