Third in a series of articles on COVID-19 and its effects on the gut, this article will explore “Long COVID” (also called ...

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 ...

Mast cell platform can expand to carry other payloads, such as molecules, viruses, proteins and drug-loaded nanoparticles.

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), ...

Among adults with evidence of systemic mast cell activation, bone marrow samples allowed for detection of 13 additional ...

Once engineered, the mast cells were loaded with oncolytic viruses, which are designed to infect and kill cancer cells while sparing healthy ones. Unlike traditional cancer treatments given through ...

In a recent study published in Nature, researchers used a mouse model to show that mast cells and immunoglobulin E (IgE) are the key orchestrators of antigen-specific avoidance, a behavioral ...

According to the National Center for Health and Statistics, under the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), ...

Mast cell platform can expand to carry other payloads, such as molecules, viruses, proteins and drug-loaded nanoparticles.