Mast cells and basophils are phenotypically and functionally related cell types that promote protective immunity to helminths, but that can also cause pathology during allergic inflammation. Mast ...

The ecosystem that surrounds a tumor, also known as the tumor microenvironment, includes immune cells, tissues, blood vessels and other cells that interact with each other and with the tumor. Over ...

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 ...