Glycolipid-mediated basophil activation in alpha-gal allergy.
Iweala OI, Choudhary SK, Addison CT, Batty CJ, Kapita CM, et al.
The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology •
Alpha-gal-containing glycolipids activate basophils sensitized with plasma from alpha-gal allergic subjects in an IgE-dependent manner suggesting a role for glycolipid in the effector phase of IgE-mediated food allergy.