Although in their early stages, direct basophil activation tests may prove to be useful in the
clinic. Indirect basophil activation studies are useful when applied to compare functional …

Basophil activation test in food allergy: is it ready for re... : Current Opinion in Allergy and
Clinical Immunology Basophil activation test in food allergy: is it ready for real-time? : Current …

The diagnosis of IgE‐mediated food allergy based solely on the clinical history and the
documentation of specific IgE to whole allergen extract or single allergens is often …

Background: Labeling of major food allergens is mandatory for the safety of allergic
consumers. Although enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, polymerase chain reaction, and …

Challenges in in vitro allergy diagnostics lie in the development of accessible and reliable
assays allowing identification of all offending allergens and cross-reactive structures. Flow …

The basophil activation test (BAT) is a functional assay that measures the degree of
degranulation following stimulation with allergen or controls by flow cytometry. It correlates …

The basophil activation test (BAT) is an ex vivo functional assay that measures by flow
cytometry the degree of basophil degranulation after stimulation with an allergen. In recent …

Abstract Purpose of Review The basophil activation test (BAT) using flow cytometry has
supplanted traditional methods of measuring basophil degranulation using histamine and …

The nature of basophil activation as an ex vivo challenge makes it a multifaceted and
promising tool for the allergist. Through the development of flow cytometry, discovery of …

BACKGROUND: IgE-dependent basophil activation induced by an allergen elicit the release
of LTC4 and the expression of the CD63 membrane marker. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this …