Monocytes, along with other types of white blood cells, are a vital part of your immune system. Learn what it means if your monocyte level is high.

Basophils: Between 0.5% and 1% of total white blood cells; High Monocyte Count. Monocytosis. A monocyte count that is higher than the normal range is called monocytosis.

Atypical amounts of these white blood cells are mainly caused by infection or a condition that affects your immune system. Treating the underlying condition can help raise or lower your monocyte ...

Myeloid cells such as dendritic cells and macrophages actively modulate tissue inflammatory and anticancer responses, making them promising candidates for immunotherapy. Historically, scientists used ...

Discovery of an unexpected function of blood immune cells: Their ability to proliferate Date: March 17, 2023 Source: University of Liege Summary: The ability of a cell to divide, to proliferate ...

Type A blood group cells were particularly vulnerable to getting infected with Omicron variant viruses. The reason has to do with SARS-CoV-2’s affinity for type A blood proteins.

There was just one transplant using a patient’s own cord blood reported in 2023, compared with more than 16,000 done with stem cells from a patient’s own blood.