Mast cells in the tumor microenvironment

A Aponte-López, S Muñoz-Cruz - … Microenvironment: Hematopoietic Cells …, 2020 - Springer
Mast cells are tissue-resident, innate immune cells that play a key role in the inflammatory
response and tissue homeostasis. Mast cells accumulate in the tumor stroma of different …

Mas-related G protein–coupled receptor X2 and its activators in dermatologic allergies

H Kühn, P Kolkhir, M Babina, M Düll… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The Mas-related G protein–coupled receptor X2 (MRGPRX2) is a multiligand receptor
responding to various exogenous and endogenous stimuli. Being highly expressed on skin …

Immunological outcomes of allergen-specific immunotherapy in food allergy

AMM Schoos, D Bullens, BL Chawes, J Costa… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
IgE-mediated food allergies are caused by adverse immunologic responses to food proteins.
Allergic reactions may present locally in different tissues such as skin, gastrointestinal and …

Mast cells in diabetes and diabetic wound healing

J Dong, L Chen, Y Zhang, N Jayaswal, I Mezghani… - Advances in …, 2020 - Springer
Mast cells (MCs) are granulated, immune cells of the myeloid lineage that are present in
connective tissues. Apart from their classical role in allergies, MCs also mediate various …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mast cells as protectors of health

A Dudeck, M Köberle, O Goldmann, N Meyer… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Mast cells (MCs), which are well known for their effector functions in TH 2-skewed allergic
and also autoimmune inflammation, have become increasingly acknowledged for their role …

FcεR1-expressing nociceptors trigger allergic airway inflammation

T Crosson, JC Wang, B Doyle, H Merrison… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Lung nociceptor neurons amplify immune cell activity and mucus metaplasia in
response to an inhaled allergen challenge in sensitized mice. Objective We sought to …

Posterior corneoscleral limbus: Architecture, stem cells, and clinical implications

GHF Yam, S Pi, Y Du, JS Mehta - Progress in Retinal and Eye Research, 2023 - Elsevier
The limbus is a transition from the cornea to conjunctiva and sclera. In human eyes, this thin
strip has a rich variation of tissue structures and composition, typifying a change from scleral …

The multifaceted roles of mast cells in immune homeostasis, infections and cancers

A Sobiepanek, Ł Kuryk, M Garofalo, S Kumar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mast cells (MCs) play important roles in normal immune responses and pathological states.
The location of MCs on the boundaries between tissues and the external environment …

Cytokines stimulated by IL-33 in human skin mast cells: Involvement of NF-κB and p38 at distinct levels and potent co-operation with FcεRI and MRGPRX2

K Franke, Z Wang, T Zuberbier, M Babina - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The IL-1 family cytokine IL-33 activates and re-shapes mast cells (MCs), but whether and by
what mechanisms it elicits cytokines in MCs from human skin remains poorly understood …