The Role of Mast Cells in the Defence against Pathogens

2012/04/26 by Mirjam Urb, Donald C. Sheppard · 1 citation
Immunology and Microbiology · Medicine · #Mast cells and histamine #Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research #Asthma and respiratory diseases #Degranulation #Chymase #Cell biology #Tryptase #Prostaglandin D2 #Stem cell factor #Chemokine #Histamine #Interleukin 33 #Biology #Mast cell #Immunology #Cytokine #Progenitor cell #Haematopoiesis #Tumor necrosis factor alpha #Inflammation #Stem cell #Interleukin #Prostaglandin

paper · pdf · doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1002619

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Abstract

Although mast cells are best known for their role in mediating allergic diseases, recent studies have highlighted the important role that these cells play in the protection against infection with a variety of organisms.

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