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Mast cells in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma; their role in fibrosis.
Histopathology - 1 Nov 2006
Fukushima H, Ohsawa M, Ikura Y, Naruko T, Sugama Y, Suekane T, Kitabayashi C, Inoue T, Hino M, Ueda M
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AIMS: Mast cells (MCs) are associated with fibrosis in various diseases. MCs comprise two phenotypes: the MC(TC) phenotype contains tryptase and chymase, whereas the MC(T) phenotype contains tryptase. Interleukin (IL)-4 promotes the development of MC(TC) from the MC(T) phenotype. The aim of this...
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