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Mast cell deficiency exacerbates inflammatory bowel symptoms in interleukin-10-deficient mice.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Jul 2014
Zhang Hanying, Xue Yansong, Wang Hui, Huang Yan, Du Min, Yang Qiyuan, Zhu Mei-Jun
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To test the role of mast cells in gut inflammation and colitis using interleukin (IL)-10-deficient mice as an experimental model. METHODS: Mast cell-deficient (Kit (W-sh/W-sh) ) mice were crossbred with IL-10-deficient mice to obtain double knockout (DKO) mice. The growth, mucosal damage and colitis status of DKO mice were compared with their IL-10-deficient littermates. RESULTS: DKO mice exhibited...
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