Activation of basophils by the double‐stranded RNA poly(A:U) exacerbates allergic inflammation

It is commonly acknowledged that asthma is exacerbated by viral infections. On the other hand, basophil infiltration of lung tissues has been evidenced postmortem in cases of fatal disease, raising the question of a possible link between these two observations.

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