Article
Mast cells: a novel therapeutic avenue for cardiovascular diseases?
Cardiovascular research - 29 May 2024
Poto Remo, Marone Gianni, Galli Stephen J, Varricchi Gilda
Abstract excerpt
Mast cells are tissue-resident immune cells strategically located in different compartments of the normal human heart (the myocardium, pericardium, aortic valve, and close to nerves) as well as in atherosclerotic plaques. Cardiac mast cells produce a broad spectrum of vasoactive and proinflammatory mediators, which have potential roles in inflammation, angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, tissue remodelling, and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
