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Mast Cell Promotes the Development of Intracranial Aneurysm Rupture.
Stroke - 1 Nov 2020
Furukawa Hajime, Wada Kosuke, Tada Yoshiteru, Kuwabara Atsushi, Sato Hiroki, Ai Jinglu, Lawton Michael T, Hashimoto Tomoki
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Inflammation has emerged as a key component of the pathophysiology of intracranial aneurysms. Mast cells have been detected in human intracranial aneurysm tissues, and their presence was associated with intramural microhemorrhage and wall degeneration. We hypothesized that mast cells play a critical role in the development of aneurysmal rupture, and that mast cells can be used as a...
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