Mast cells as sources of cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors

K Mukai, M Tsai, H Saito, SJ Galli - Immunological reviews, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mast cells are hematopoietic cells that reside in virtually all vascularized tissues and that
represent potential sources of a wide variety of biologically active secreted products …

Are mast cells MASTers in cancer?

G Varricchi, MR Galdiero, S Loffredo… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Prolonged low-grade inflammation or smoldering inflammation is a hallmark of cancer. Mast
cells form a heterogeneous population of immune cells with differences in their ultra …

Mast cell mediators: their differential release and the secretory pathways involved

TC Moon, AD Befus, M Kulka - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Mast cells (MC) are widely distributed throughout the body and are common at mucosal
surfaces, a major host–environment interface. MC are functionally and phenotypically …

Human mast cells and basophils—How are they similar how are they different?

G Varricchi, U Raap, F Rivellese… - Immunological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mast cells and basophils are key contributors to allergies and other inflammatory diseases
since they are the most prominent source of histamine as well as numerous additional …

Monomeric IgE stimulates signaling pathways in mast cells that lead to cytokine production and cell survival

J Kalesnikoff, M Huber, V Lam, JE Damen, J Zhang… - Immunity, 2001 - cell.com
Although IgE binding to mast cells is thought to be a passive presensitization step, we
demonstrate herein that monomeric IgE (mIgE) in the absence of antigen (Ag) stimulates …

Mast cell activation syndrome and mastocytosis: initial treatment options and long-term management

M Castells, J Butterfield - The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Patients with clonal mast cell activation syndromes (MCAS) including cutaneous and
systemic mastocytosis (SM) may present with symptoms of mast cell activation, but in …

The role of mast cells in migraine pathophysiology

TC Theoharides, J Donelan… - Brain research …, 2005 - Elsevier
Mast cells are critical players in allergic reactions, but they have also been shown to be
important in immunity and recently also in inflammatory diseases, especially asthma …

Physiological roles of mast cells: collegium internationale allergologicum update 2019

G Varricchi, FW Rossi, MR Galdiero… - … Archives of Allergy and …, 2019 - karger.com
Mast cells are immune cells which have a widespread distribution in nearly all tissues.
These cells and their mediators are canonically viewed as primary effector cells in allergic …

Normal and oncogenic forms of the receptor tyrosine kinase kit

J Lennartsson, T Jelacic, D Linnekin, R Shivakrupa - Stem cells, 2005 - academic.oup.com
Kit is a receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) that binds stem cell factor. This receptor ligand
combination is important for normal hematopoiesis, as well as pigmentation, gut function …

Mast cells as targets of corticotropin-releasing factor and related peptides

TC Theoharides, JM Donelan, N Papadopoulou… - Trends in …, 2004 - cell.com
Several inflammatory skin conditions, including atopic dermatitis (AD) and psoriasis, are
exacerbated by stress. Recent evidence suggests that crosstalk between mast cells …