Urticaria and basophils

• Published in: Allergology international Vol. 72; no. 3; pp. 369 - 374
• Main Author: Saini, Sarbjit S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier B.V 01.07.2023; Elsevier
• Subjects: Basophils; Basophils - metabolism; Chronic Disease; Chronic Urticaria; FceRI; Hives; Humans; IgE; Receptors, IgE - metabolism; Urticaria; Hives; Basophils; Urticaria; IgE; FceRI

Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) is a common skin disease without an etiology in the vast majority of cases. The similarity of symptoms and pathology to allergen-induced skin reactions supports that skin mast cell IgE receptor activation is also involved in CSU. Accumulating evidence also support...