Tokyo Medical and Dental University Discovers that Basophilis Plays Role in Developing Chronic Allergies.Tokyo, Japan, Aug 30, 2005 - (JCNN JCNN Japan Corporate News Network ) - Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo Medical and Dental University (東京医科歯科大学 tōkyō ika shika daigaku) offers baccalaureate and graduate degrees in medicine, dentistry, and related fields. has disclosed the results of its latest research on chronic allergies. Specifically, the university's research group has discovered that basophilis plays a key role in the development of chronic allergies including atopic dermatitis Atopic Dermatitis Definition Eczema is a general term used to describe a variety of conditions that cause an itchy, inflamed skin rash. Atopic dermatitis, a form of eczema, is a non-contagious disorder characterized by chronically inflamed skin and and asthma. Basophilis is a kind of cell population that only accounts for 0.5% of leukocytes in the blood. The research group expects that this discovery will shed light on the research of chronic allergies and lead to developing innovative therapies. Details of the research are available in an article, entitled "Basophilis play a crucial role in the development of IgE-mediated chronic allergic inflammation independently of T cells T cells A type of white blood cell produced in the thymus gland. T cells are an important part of the immune system. Infants born with an underdeveloped or absent thymus do not have a normal level of T cells in their blood. and mast cells," that appeared in the August issue of US scientific magazine Immunity. Source: JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) http://www.japancorp.net Copyright [c] 2005 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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