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Mast cell plasticity and sphingosine-1-phosphate in immunity, inflammation and cancer.
Molecular immunology - 1 Jan 2015
Oskeritzian Carole A
Abstract excerpt
Mast cells (MC) are found in all vascularized tissues at homeostasis and, until recently, were viewed only as effector cells of allergic reactions via degranulation, the canonical process through which MC release mediators, including histamine and pre-formed proteases and cytokines such as TNF. Cross-linking of IgE bound to surface high affinity receptors for IgE (FcɛRI) by a specific antigen (Ag) triggers...
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