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 ...

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

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 ...

Additional immune functions of basophils have been identified in recent years. Mack and colleagues add to this growing list by showing that basophils enhance humoral memory responses by producing ...

Scientists reveal how a rare group of white blood cells called basophils play an important role in the immune response to a bacterial infection, preventing the development of sepsis. Researchers say ...

Basophils, a rare group of white blood cells were found to play a key role in the immune response to a bacterial infection, preventing the development of sepsis, stated study published in Nature ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...