: a granulocyte that occurs especially in connective tissue and has basophilic granules containing substances (such as histamine and heparin) which mediate allergic reactions
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Scratching promotes allergic inflammation and host defense via neurogenic mast cell activation
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
The activation of mast cells can frequently lead to inflammation and the itch response thanks to their recruitment of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell also involved with the body's immune response.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
The team is now investigating new therapies for dermatitis that suppress inflammation by targeting receptors on mast cells.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
That being said, because mast cells are also involved in innate immunity, the researchers wondered if scratching's role in activating them conveys some kind of infection-fighting benefit.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
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Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 29 Mar. 2025
The activation of mast cells can frequently lead to inflammation and the itch response thanks to their recruitment of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell also involved with the body's immune response.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
The team is now investigating new therapies for dermatitis that suppress inflammation by targeting receptors on mast cells.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 Jan. 2025
That being said, because mast cells are also involved in innate immunity, the researchers wondered if scratching's role in activating them conveys some kind of infection-fighting benefit.
—Michael Franco, New Atlas, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Mast cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mast%20cell. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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mast cell
noun
: a granulocyte that occurs especially in connective tissue and has basophilic granules containing substances (as histamine and heparin) which mediate allergic reactions
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