It stems from having too many mast cells in the skin, a type of white blood cell involved in the immune system. Understanding ...

Mastocytosis is a rare disorder that develops when the immune system overproduces mast cells—a type of white blood cell that plays an important role in your body's inflammatory process and helps fight ...

Reporting in Nature Medicine, McLachlan and colleagues now reveal a previously unknown role of mast cells (MCs) in the induction of the antigen-specific humoral immune response, and identify MC ...

"It was super disappointing and depressing to watch everyone else living their lives," Cray told Newsweek about her diagnosis.

In contrast, increased numbers of mast cells occurred in patients with a moderate to marked decrease in bone density. It is possible that bone-marrow mast cells and heparin, which is synthesized ...

Progenitor mast cell line with rapid growth, no cytokine stimulation needed. Cell doubling time of 2–3 days Inventors: Arnold S. Kirshenbaum and Dean D. Metcalfe , both of NIAID ...

Patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria improved early, with benefits lasting through the 52-week follow-up for those who ...

Additionally, neurogenic inflammation biomarkers, such as nerve growth factor (NGF) and substance P (SP), were upregulated.

The company said benefits no longer outweighed the risks, with data suggesting the drug might increase the risk of pain ...

With so many roads out and power and internet connections down, a full accounting of the damage done is a work in progress.

Mediators of anaphylactic reactions:- Aside from mast cell tryptase, which other chemical inflammatory mediators offer potential as indicators of anaphylaxis? Why this is important:- Although mast ...

Pfizer’s decision Wednesday to pull its sickle cell pill off the market because of safety concerns shocked advocates and ...