A20-Deficient Mast Cells Exacerbate Inflammatory Responses In Vivo
Author(s) -
Klaus Heger,
Kaat Fierens,
J. Christoph Vahl,
Attila Aszódi,
Katrin Peschke,
Dominik Schenten,
Hamida Hammad,
Rudi Beyaert,
Dieter Saur,
Geert Loo,
Axel Roers,
Bart N. Lambrecht,
Mirjam Kool,
Marc SchmidtSupprian
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001762
Subject(s) - degranulation , immunology , mast cell , inflammation , biology , immunoglobulin e , in vivo , pathogenesis , allergy , receptor , antibody , biochemistry , microbiology and biotechnology
Mast cells, best known as effector cells in pathogenic immunoglobulin-mediated responses, can sense a variety of “danger” signals; if manipulated to enhance their resulting inflammatory responses, they also exacerbate inflammatory diseases such as arthritis and lung inflammation.
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