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. 2012 Aug 6;3:229. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2012.00229

Figure 2.

Figure 2

A positive feedback loop. Mast cell activation by cytokinergic IgE induces cytokine secretion by mast cells in the absence of antigen. The cytokines stimulate mast cell survival and class switching to IgE in B cells. Continued production of IgE and cytokines occurs in the absence of antigen.