Eosinophils are pro-inflammatory white blood cells thought to protect against parasitic infections, but in excessive numbers they can cause tissue and organ damage, as observed in eosinophilic ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) occurs when white blood cells called eosinophils build up in the esophagus, the tube that moves food and liquids from the throat to the stomach. This buildup of ...

A multi-institutional study led by researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the first to identify one of ...

Eosinophilic gastroenteritis (EGE) is characterized by dense eosinophilic inflammation of one or several digestive tract sections. The symptoms include abdominal pain, weight loss, vomiting and ...

Eosinophilic esophagitis occurs when eosinophils—a white blood cell that helps fight infections and plays a role in the body's immune response to allergies—build up in the lining of the esophagus.

Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2009;6(5):267-278. A thorough history and assessment of allergic diseases is a vital part of the evaluation of a patient with suspected EoE because of the ...

Severe eosinophilic is effectively treated with benralizumab, with especially good outcomes in patients with high BEC and high FeNO.

A multi-institutional study has identified one of the allergens responsible for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), an inflammatory disease of the esophagus. This is the first time one of the allergens ...

Biomedical scientists at the University of California, Riverside have received a $3.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the role of sex-specific immune responses in obesity ...