Biologics and airway remodeling in severe asthma

G Varricchi, S Ferri, J Pepys, R Poto, G Spadaro… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease resulting in airflow obstruction, which in
part can become irreversible to conventional therapies, defining the concept of airway …

The ingenious mast cell: Contemporary insights into mast cell behavior and function

JS Dahlin, M Maurer, DD Metcalfe, G Pejler… - Allergy, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Mast cells are (in) famous for their role in allergic diseases, but the physiological and
pathophysiological roles of this ingenious cell are still not fully understood. Mast cells are …

CAFs orchestrates tumor immune microenvironment—A new target in cancer therapy?

C Zhang, Y Fei, H Wang, S Hu, C Liu, R Hu… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy has opened a new landscape in cancer treatment, however, the
poor specificity and resistance of most targeted therapeutics have limited their therapeutic …

Therapeutic potential of MRGPRX2 inhibitors on mast cells

H Ogasawara, M Noguchi - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mast cells (MCs) act as primary effectors in inflammatory and allergic reactions by releasing
intracellularly-stored inflammatory mediators in diseases. The two major pathways for MC …

Focus on mast cells in the tumor microenvironment: Current knowledge and future directions

S Shi, L Ye, X Yu, K Jin, W Wu - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mast cells (MCs) are crucial cells participating in both innate and adaptive immune
processes that play important roles in protecting human health and in the pathophysiology of …

The role of CXCR3 and its ligands in cancer

X Wang, Y Zhang, S Wang, H Ni, P Zhao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Chemokines are a class of small cytokines or signaling proteins that are secreted by cells.
Owing to their ability to induce directional chemotaxis of nearby responding cells, they are …

Hematopoiesis and mast cell development

D Ribatti, A d'Amati - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) are defined based on their capacity to replenish
themselves (self-renewal) and give rise to all mature hematopoietic cell types (multi-lineage …

Mast cell–tumor interactions: molecular mechanisms of recruitment, intratumoral communication and potential therapeutic targets for tumor growth

D Segura-Villalobos, IG Ramírez-Moreno… - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mast cells (MCs) are tissue-resident immune cells that are important players in diseases
associated with chronic inflammation such as cancer. Since MCs can infiltrate solid tumors …

SCF and IL-33 regulate mouse mast cell phenotypic and functional plasticity supporting a pro-inflammatory microenvironment

R Molfetta, M Lecce, ND Milito, E Putro… - Cell Death & …, 2023 - nature.com
Mast cells (MCs) are multifaceted innate immune cells often present in the tumor
microenvironment (TME). Several recent findings support their contribution to the transition …

Basophils from allergy to cancer

R Poto, AR Gambardella, G Marone… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Human basophils, first identified over 140 years ago, account for just 0.5-1% of circulating
leukocytes. While this scarcity long hampered basophil studies, innovations during the past …