According to an international multicenter study, CD2-negative mast cells are associated with significantly reduced overall survival in patients with SM. Patients with CD2-negative mast cells have ...

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), ...

What Is Advanced Systemic Mastocytosis? Mast cells, found in connective tissue throughout the body, are a type of white blood cell that helps the immune system function properly and protect against ...

Chronic urticaria (CU) is a dermatological condition characterized by recurrent wheals (hives), angioedema (deep tissue swelling), or both, persisting for over 6 weeks. 1 Unlike acute urticaria, which ...

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 multiple ...