It stems from having too many mast cells in the skin, a type of white blood cell involved in the immune system. Understanding ...

Although widely associated with various inflammatory diseases, mast cells have an evolutionarily conserved role in host defence and have been shown to make functional contributions to immunity to ...

Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is a condition in which mast cells—a type of white blood cell that plays a key role in ...

Depending on one's perspective, "mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS)" is either a relatively rare, narrowly defined severe allergic condition or a vastly under-recognized underlying cause of ...

Ann Hohenhaus, DVM, DACVIM (Oncology, SAIM), delved into essential components of a diagnostic investigation of dogs with MCRs ...

“Since IL-17 is proposed as a key proinflammatory cytokine in the pathogenesis of RA and anti-IL-17 clinical trials are ongoing for RA and other rheumatic diseases, we wanted to identify the ...

(WNDU) - Red eyes, wheezing, itchy skin.... It may sound like regular spring allergies, but those are just some of the symptoms of a larger condition that causes the mast cells in your body to ...