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The mouse mast cell–restricted tetramer‐forming tryptases mouse mast cell protease 6 and mouse mast cell protease 7 are critical mediators in inflammatory arthritis
30 Jul 2008
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OBJECTIVE: Increased numbers of mast cells (MCs) that express beta tryptases bound to heparin have been detected in the synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The corresponding tryptases in mice are mouse MC protease 6 (mMCP-6) and mMCP-7. Although MCs have been implicated in RA and some animal models of arthritis, no direct evidence for a MC-restricted tryptase in the pathogenesis of inflammatory...
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