An infiltration of >30 eosinophils per high-power field in at least five high-power fields, exhibiting signs of eosinophilic degranulation and extending to the muscularis mucosa or submucosa are ...
This study was supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research to Dr. Hidaka (no. 13672423) and Dr. Amino (no. 14207107) from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
“Because eosinophils have a relatively high iron content, we wondered if we could combat asthma by selectively inducing eosinophil ferroptosis,” says Li. To test that idea, Li’s team ...
Interestingly, around 50% of patients with asthma also have a high number of circulating eosinophils. Patients with eosinophilic asthma tend to have more severe disease, and more frequent asthma ...