How to Use mast cell in a Sentence

mast cell

noun
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  • The work focused on a type of immune cell called a mast cell.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Perhaps the cytokine that testosterone induces mast cells to make, interleukin-33, might one day join them.
    — Diana Gitig, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2018
  • This process leads to the release of cortisol, other stress hormones, and mast cells.
    — Taylyn Washington-Harmon, Health, 29 June 2023
  • The drug was approved to treat the three different subtypes of the blood disorder, which include mast cell leukemia.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 16 June 2021
  • The antibodies hold onto white blood cells, called mast cells and basophils.
    — Maureen Langley, Post-Tribune, 3 July 2018
  • These can include antihistamines (which come in pills, nasal sprays, and eye drops), steroid nasal sprays, mast cell inhibitors, and leukotriene modifiers.
    — Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 19 June 2019
  • Her team went on to help create Palladia, a drug to treat mast cell tumors in dogs, and the first cancer drug specifically approved for dogs.
    — Amy Sutherland, BostonGlobe.com, 16 May 2018
  • But the researchers found something else, too, in their bladders: mast cells, immune cells that play a role in allergies and asthma by releasing the chemical histamine.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Unlike steroids, decongestants, antihistamines, and saline sprays, this brand is a mast cell inhibitor spray.
    — Shannon Ullman, Health, 6 May 2024
  • Histiocytoma: This is a mass that often mimics the mast cell tumor in appearance.
    — Dr. Patty Khuly, miamiherald, 5 July 2018
  • Some evidence suggests that mast cells (a type of immune cell) release histamine when they're activated.
    — Samantha Lauriello, Health, 26 May 2024
  • The reaction begins when an antibody activates a component of the immune system known as a mast cell, which then blasts out a barrage of chemicals.
    — Carl Zimmer, Discover Magazine, 20 July 2015
  • In an allergic person, these anti-peanut antibodies attach to another type of immune cell, called a mast cell, that hangs out in the nose, throat, gastrointestinal tract, lungs and skin.
    — Amber Dance, Washington Post, 12 May 2018
  • Anderson suffers from a mast cell disorder, which means her body cannot easily regulate heat.
    — Ko Lyn Cheang, The Indianapolis Star, 14 June 2022
  • Hives are caused when a white blood cell known as a mast cell detects something interpreted as a foreign invader and releases a chemical called histamine.
    — New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • On the second and subsequent occasions when peanut protein comes along, the mast cells recognize it and start producing histamine and other immune compounds.
    — Amber Dance, Washington Post, 12 May 2018
  • Conversely, estradiol may also be able to stimulate mast cells to activate and release histamine more easily, Dr. Shah says, so this could be a cycle of sorts.
    — Krissy Brady, SELF, 27 July 2018
  • These allergens cause the immune system’s mast cells to release a barrage of histamine and other molecules that spread throughout the body, dilating blood vessels and narrowing airways.
    — Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 17 Mar. 2023
  • IgE antibodies normally attach themselves to a white blood mast cell, which secretes histamine to cause sneezing, which then expels the pollen or other offending allergen.
    — Sam Roberts, New York Times, 13 June 2019
  • Fluctuating estrogen can also increase a person’s mast cells, a type of immune cell that triggers inflammation in the brain and often increases headache pain, Dr. Renthal says.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 8 Aug. 2023
  • One is mast cell activation syndrome, which can produce fatigue, pain and problems with thinking and memory; infection can sometimes initiate it.
    — New York Times, 21 Jan. 2021
  • The prevalence is believed to be slightly higher in golden retrievers, which most often succumb to mast cell tumors, bone cancer, lymphoma or hemangiosarcoma (originating in the lining of blood vessels).
    — Author: Karin Brulliard, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Over-the-counter antihistamines can help patients with inflammatory problems such as mast cell activation syndrome.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Some conditions such as having systemic mastocytosis, or other mast cell disorders, seem to increase one’s risk of having a severe allergic reaction.
    — Brittany Edelmann, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Some have symptoms that more closely fit with other chronic illnesses, including dysautonomia, fibromyalgia, or mast cell activation syndrome.
    — Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Advertisement During actual anaphylaxis, mast cells appear to be key to this phenomenon.
    — Byclaudia Lopez Lloreda, science.org, 17 Mar. 2023
  • About 60% of study participants will have either a history of severe allergic reactions to food, bee stings or drugs, or a diagnosis of a mast cell disorder, a disease that predisposes a person to life-threatening reactions similar to allergies.
    — Anna Kuchment, Dallas News, 14 May 2021
  • For allergic conjunctivitis, antihistamine or mast cell stabilizer eye drops are common treatments.
    — Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • Valuable lessons can be learned from post-infectious diseases that long Covid often resembles: myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, or mast cell activation syndrome.
    — Ryan Prior and Kimberly Knackstedt, STAT, 22 Aug. 2022

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