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Mast cells and angiogenesis
Author(s) -
Hiromatsu Yuji,
Toda Shuji
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
microscopy research and technique
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.536
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1097-0029
pISSN - 1059-910X
DOI - 10.1002/jemt.10244
Subject(s) - angiogenesis , mast cell , cancer research , neovascularization , tryptase , basic fibroblast growth factor , immunology , vascular endothelial growth factor , growth factor , fibroblast growth factor , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , medicine , receptor , vegf receptors
There is much evidence that angiogenesis is related to mast cells. Mast cells accumulate in many angiogenesis‐dependent situations, including tumor growth, rheumatoid arthritis, ovulation, would healing, and tissue repair. Several mast cell mediators are angiogenic and regulate endothelial cell proliferation and function. Stem cell factor, vascular endothelial growth factor, epidermal growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor, and platelet‐derived growth factor induce chemotactic migration of mast cells to sites of neovascularization. Mast cell products such as tryptase also degrade connective tissue matrix to provide space for neovascular sprouts. Angiogenesis has been proposed as a target for anticancer therapy and for treatment of inflammatory disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. Future studies on the cascade of angiogenic events, including mast cell–target cell interaction, and various intracellular signaling pathways are indicated to provide a new approach for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory disorders and for tissue repair. Microsc. Res. Tech. 60:64–69, 2003. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.