Basophil: The cell that itches

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2021 Sep;148(3):708-709. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.06.010. Epub 2021 Jun 17.

Authors

Mrinmoy Das¹, Juan-Manuel Leyva-Castillo¹, Raif S Geha²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass.
² Division of Immunology, Boston Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. Electronic address: raif.geha@childrens.harvard.edu.

PMID: 34147536
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2021.06.010

No abstract available

Keywords: Basophil; LTC4; acute-itch; atopic dermatitis; sensory neuron.

Publication types

Editorial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Comment

MeSH terms

Basophils*
Dermatitis, Atopic*
Humans
Leukocyte Count
Pruritus

Grants and funding

U01 AI152033/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States