Role of killer cell immunoglobulin-like receptor (KIR)-ligand interactions to prevent relapse in patients (pts) receiving matched unrelated stem cell transplant (SCT) for acute myeloid leukemia (AML).

Researchers from North Carolina State University and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have developed a method that stops allergic reactions by removing a key receptor from mast cells and ...

Mast cells are a crucial part of our immune defenses against bacteria, some parasites and venoms, but they are also key players in allergic reactions, in which inflammatory mediators, such as ...

Magnetoelectric nanoparticles embedded in a hydrogel and delivered by a threaded acupuncture needle activate mast cells under ...

Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2012;8(3):235-241. Psychosocial stress can exacerbate the psoriatic skin disease in 40–80% of patients, but the mechanism is not clear. Factors induced during stress in the ...

Indolent systemic mastocytosis (ISM) is a type of mastocytosis in which fewer clonal mast cells accumulate, thereby slowing the disease course and offering a better prognosis than other, more ...

A prominent feature of CSU is its association with angioedema, observed in approximately 40% to 50% of patients with CSU; around 10% of patients primarily experience angioedema as the main symptom.

A new method that stops allergic reactions by removing a key receptor from mast cells and basophils has now been developed by researchers. Their work has implications for the treatment of skin ...