The skin is a complex organ covering the whole surface of the body, and is continuous with
the mucous membranes lining the body's orifices. It accounts for about 15% of the total adult …

Systemic mastocytosis is a clonal disorder of the mast cell and its progenitor. The symptoms
of systemic mastocytosis are due to the pathologic accumulation and activation of mast cells …

Mast cells (MC) release potent mediators which alter enteric nerve and smooth muscle
function and may play a role in the pathogenesis of the irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The …

Cutaneous mast cell tumors (MCTs) are one of the most common tumors in dogs. Currently,
prognostic and therapeutic determinations for MCTs are primarily based on the histologic …

Mast cells play an essential role during development of inflammation after chemical and
immunological insults and have been implicated in tissue fibrosis and angiogenesis. The …

BACKGROUND Angiogenesis in individuals with various solid tumors has provided useful
information on tumor progression and prognosis, and many examples of mast cell (MC) …

Overall peritumoural inflammatory cell infiltration is a prognostic variable in solid tumours,
but the survival‐related impact of the individual cell types within the infiltrate has still not …

Abstract Background: Although mast cells (MCs) have been implicated in promoting
angiogenesis in some malignant tumors, especially of the aerodigestive tract, little is known …

Abstract Background and Aim: Although increased mast cells in the gut and their role in
visceral hypersensitivity in irritable bowel syndrome have been postulated, this relationship …

Several cellular and extracellular markers that distinguish the phases of the hemangioma
life cycle have been described previously. However, details of the phenotypic changes of the …