Mast cells derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells are useful for allergen tests

Background: Several methods have been developed to detect allergen-specific IgE in sera. The passive IgE sensitization assay using human IgE receptor-expressing rat cell line RBL-2H3 is a powerful tool to detect biologically active allergen-specific IgE in serum samples. However, one disadvantage is...

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Main Authors: Akira Igarashi, Yasuhiro Ebihara, Tomoaki Kumagai, Hiroyuki Hirai, Kinya Nagata, Kohichiro Tsuji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Allergology International
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893017301314