More information: Kenji Oishi et al, MHC Class II‐Expressing Mucosal Mast Cells Promote Intestinal Mast Cell Hyperplasia in a Mouse Model of Food Allergy, Allergy (2025). DOI: 10.1111/all.16477 ...

image: Mucosal mast cells are immune cells that arise from bone marrow and play a key role in the sudden onset of food allergy symptoms. view more . Credit: Associate Professor Nobuhiro Nakano ...

This inspired our research team to investigate the role of mucosal mast cells in the pathogenesis of food allergy," says Nakano, sharing the motivation behind the present research.

Food allergy, or the aggressive immune system reaction following the consumption of a certain food or food ingredient, typically involves immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies and can be potentially ...