Mast cell responses in rheumatoid synovium. Association of the MCTC subset with matrix turnover and clinical progression.

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OBJECTIVE: To determine the distribution of mast cell subsets and their density in synovium from normal subjects and from patients with osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA): METHODS: A sequential double-immunohistochemical staining technique was used to distinguish mast cells as positive for tryptase only (MCT) or for tryptase plus chymase (MCTC). Synovial tissue was obtained from RA patients (n =...

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