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Gell and Coombs classification (jel´; kldbomacmz´)   a classification of immune mechanisms of tissue injury, comprising four types of hypersensitivity reactions: type I,immediate hypersensitivity reactions, mediated by interaction of immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody and antigen and release of histamine and other mediators; type II, antibody-mediated hypersensitivity reactions, due to antibody-antigen interactions on cell surfaces; type III, immune complex–mediated hypersensitivity reactions, local or general inflammatory responses due to formation of circulating immune complexes and their deposition in tissues; and type IV cell-mediated hypersensitivity reactions, delayed hypersensitivity reactions initiated by sensitized T lymphocytes either by release of lymphokines or by T-cell–mediated cytotoxicity.




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