Basophils are blood cells. These are large leukocytes having a granular structure. Their blood contains quite a lot. In a normal amount, basophils are responsible for detecting and destroying foreign microparticles that have penetrated the body. They are also called scout cells.
The norm of basophils in the blood of women
Basophils are produced by the bone marrow. After entering the body, they circulate through the circulatory system for several hours, and then move to the tissues. Once the body is discovered a foreign agent, they release histamine, serotonin and prostaglandin from the granules and bind it. To this focus of inflammation, cells that destroy agents move.
The rate of basophil in women of different ages is slightly different. For example, in women under the age of 21, cells in the blood should be from 0.6% to 1%, and older - from 0.5% to 1%.
If the basophils are higher than normal in the blood test
An increased level of scout cells suggests that immunity is depleted. The number of basophils increases dramatically with:
- an allergic reaction;
- gipoterioze;
- infections;
- Hodgkin's disease ;
- chronic sinusitis;
- acute leukemia;
- chicken pox;
- miksedeme;
- anemia;
- oncology of bronchi or lungs;
- dermatitis;
- gastritis;
- ulcerative colitis.
Sometimes basophils exceed the norm in those women who take estrogens or corticosteroids.
Basophils in the blood below the norm
Bazopenia can occur after chemotherapy or taking potent drugs. The lack of basophils in the blood can
- stress;
- hyperthyroidism;
- excessive physical exertion;
- exhaustion of the body;
- infectious diseases in acute form;
- Cushing's syndrome .
Sometimes the baseline is diagnosed in women during ovulation and during pregnancy.