Known for their role in allergic reactions, mast cells have long been recognised as key players in our immune system. When they encounter allergens, they release chemicals that trigger typical allergy ...

This scanning electron microscopy image captures the moment where degranulating mast cells (pseudo-colored in sepia) attract and start to incorporate living neutrophils (pseudo-colored in cyan), ...

Nurse Amy Lochtie was in a meeting about infection control the first time she went into anaphylaxis — a severe reaction, usually related to an allergy, which can be life-threatening. But in her case, ...

Mast cell stabilizers appear to have the potential to control IRRs and possibly allow for the safe reintroduction of agalsidase in patients with Fabry disease who previously received enzyme ...

Certain immune cells backstab their cellular coworkers during allergic reactions. Mast cells, the security patrols of the immune system, can trigger allergic inflammation when they run into unfamiliar ...

The function of mast cells, which are part of the immune system, is still a mystery. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now shown in mice: mast cells function as a sensor that ...

Although many topical or systemic antibiotics exist to treat acne vulgaris, the common inflammatory skin disease is not fully treatable. A new article published in The Journal of Clinical and ...