Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A positive basophil activation test result may be a prognostic factor of pediatric chronic urticaria resolution, ...

Basophils are the rarest type of white blood cell (WBC). Sometimes called granulocytes, the cells hold tiny granules full of histamine. Basophils can also trigger your allergic reaction. They can ...

Inflammation is a crucial part of the body's defense mechanism, playing a key role in fighting infections and repairing ...

Big changes often happen in small steps, and it’s not always easy to see how we get from point A to point B. Now, researchers from Japan have found a new step in the process of cell differentiation ...

Children with peanut allergy who achieved remission with sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) had lower basophil activation before treatment and greater suppression of basophils at 1 year than those who ...

The BAT provides the physician with an additional instrument to diagnose drug allergy and to tailor possible safe alternatives. However, additional studies are needed before the BAT can enter ...

A recent study reveals the pivotal role of tristetraprolin (TTP), an RNA-binding protein, in regulating inflammatory responses in basophils, immune cells central to allergic reactions. The research ...

There are a group of cells dedicated to defending our bodies from all comers, these are the immune cells. Like an army, there are members that perform different tasks and that specialize in different ...

Inflammation is a crucial part of the body's defense mechanism, playing a key role in fighting infections and repairing tissue damage. Basophils, a type of immune cell that makes up less than 1% of ...

A new study shows that thymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP, a cytokine that promotes allergic inflammation) and basophils contribute to the pathogenesis of eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE). These ...

Inflammation is a crucial part of the body’s defense mechanism, playing a key role in fighting infections and repairing tissue damage. Basophils, a type of immune cell that makes up less than 1% of ...