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, ...

ASA: Aspirin salicylic acid; DPT: Drug provocation test; H: History; IDT: Intradermal skin test. The basophil activation test (BAT) is not a primary diagnostic tool; it is a test complementary to the ...

Basophils are white blood cells that the bone marrow makes. They play a role in a healthy immune system. Having more or less basophils than usual may be a sign of inflammation, hyperthyroidism, or ...

Eosinophilic patients with chronic rhinosinusitis had significantly increased basophil counts in their nasal polyps when compared with noneosinophilic patients with chronic rhinosinusitis, according ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

An αvβ3 integrin checkpoint is critical for efficient T H 2 cell cytokine polarization and potentiation of antigen-specific immunity Figure 1: IL-4 production by basophils after parasite infection is ...

Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis report that allergens in the environment often are to blame for episodes of acute itch in eczema patients, and that the ...