… These toxins are produced by the snake venom gland and, … Thus heparin, if rapidly released
by mast cells upon exposure to … A protective role of mast cell-derived mediators during bee (…

… Purified snake venom phospholipase A alone did not cause significant … mast cells. Although
phospholipase A and chymotrypsin acted synergistically to release histamine from mast cells…

Mast cells (MCs) are tissue-based immune cells that participate to both innate and adaptive
immunities as well as to tissue-remodelling processes. Their evolutionary history appears as …

… mast cell degranulation and, in vivo, of causing creatine kinase release, edema, and myonecrosis
typical of PLA 2 s from snake venoms, … of affected skeletal muscle cells. BaPLA 2 I- and …

… isolated from Bothrops pirajai snake venom. The animals … sodium cromoglycate, a mast
cell degranulation inhibitor and … inflammation mediated by mast cell degranulation, histamine…

… we have recently isolated from cobra venom (CV A protein) [2]. … mast cell activator in studying
the mechanisms of mast cell … was purified from the venom of Naja naja (Ross Snake Farm, …

… seminal plasma from many species, and in various snake venoms. There is greater than
90% homology between murine and human NGF as deduced from genomic sequence data. …

… in host defense, ie, promoting resistance to certain venoms, has also been supported both
by work in mast cell–engrafted WBB6F1-Kit W/Wv and C57BL/6-Kit W-sh/W-sh mice and by …

… Classically, sPLA 2 s have been found abundantly in snake or insect venom. In mammals, …
in allergy, focusing on mast cells (MCs) which occupy a central role in allergic responses. …

… in this study, although it is suggested that peritoneal macrophages and mast cells are likely
to be involved. The effects of both PLA 2 s on these cells are currently being investigated. …