Eosinophils are the type of white blood cell which fight against diseases.
Eosinophils have a beneficial role in host defense against pathogenic infections and nematodes.
Inappropriate activation and accumulation of eosinophils causes symptoms of allergic asthma.
Answer:
Eosinophils also help terminate allergic reaction by phagocytizing allergens after they are bound to antibody molecules.
Explanation:
Eosinophils are a type of blood defense cell that originates from the differentiation of a cell produced in the bone marrow, the myeloblast, and aims to defend the body against the invasion of foreign microorganisms, being very important for the action of immune system.
These defense cells are present in the blood in high concentrations mainly during allergic reactions or in case of parasitic, bacterial and fungal infections. Eosinophils are usually in lower concentrations in the blood than other body defense cells, such as lymphocytes, monocytes or neutrophils, which also act on the immune system.
In addition to destroying parasites, eosinophils also help terminate allergic reaction by phagocytizing allergens after they are bound to antibody molecules.
