Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have significantly increased levels of immune cells called mast cells in synovial ...

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) have discovered that at the time of total knee replacement, women have significantly increased levels of ...

The function of mast cells, which are part of the immune system, is still a mystery. Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have now shown in mice: mast cells function as a sensor that ...

Q: My doctor thinks my mast cells are activating inappropriately and may be causing many of the symptoms I periodically have. Please tell me more about this condition. A: Mast cells are an important ...

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.

Advanced systemic mastocytosis (advSM) is a rare and serious form of systemic mastocytosis, a blood disorder that involves the overproduction of mast cells. Mast cells are a type of white blood cell ...