These white blood cells are part of the body’s frontline immune defense and will increase in number in response to anything that the body considers harmful. Eosinophilia is a common feature of ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Jay N. Yepuri, MD 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 ...

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 ...

EoE is a chronic inflammatory disorder characterized by elevated levels of eosinophil, a type of white blood cell, in the esophagus. Eosinophil can build up in reaction to an allergen, leading to ...