IS EOSINOPHIL A DEFENDER OR AN AGGRESSOR?
The paper presents modern concepts of the role of eosinophil granulocytes in the pathogenesis of infectious and non-infectious diseases. The new fundamental knowledge about the structural and functional potential of eosinophils presupposes the involvement of these cells in many human body reactions, both protective ones, aimed at combating the pathogen, and aggressive against the “healthy” tissues of the body, causing their damage and dysfunction.