Sometimes the immune system overreacts from exposure to a normally harmless thing like cat hair. Subsequent exposure to this allergen elicits a massive inflammatory response. Because the chemical histamine is the cause of this inflammation, what cell type is most likely behind the problem?

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Jakobe Davidson

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4 September, 12:33

Sometimes the immune system overreacts from exposure to a normally harmless thing like cat hair. Subsequent exposure to this allergen elicits a massive inflammatory response. Because the chemical histamine is the cause of this inflammation, what cell type is most likely behind the problem?

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Caitlin Bowers · Answer 1

Answer: the mast cells and basophils.

Explanation: mast cells are the histamine secreting cells of the body. Histamine act to as a defense system by triggering a reaction to combat the effect of the allergy, thereby leading to inflammation, sneezing and other allergy symptoms ... Basophils, a type of white blood cell also secrete histamine and are also responsible for some inflamatory reactions as a way of immune response.