Mast cells play a critical role in inflammatory diseases and tumor growth. The versatility of
mast cells is reflected in their ability to secrete a wide range of biologically active cytokines …

Mast cells are distributed throughout the gastrointestinal tract and function as the main
effector cells of IgE-mediated allergic reactions to foods. Allergen-induced cross-linking of …

Mast cells are multifunctional master cells implicated in both innate and adaptive immune
responses. Their role has been best characterized in allergy and anaphylaxis; however …

The cause of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) has yet to be established. Since the late
1980s, cytokine, chemokine, and immunological classification studies using human samples …

Mast cell (MC) activation through the high-affinity IgE receptor FcεRI leads to the release of
mediators involved in immediate-type allergic reactions. Although Abs against the …

Mobilization of Ca2+ in response to IgE receptor-mediated signaling is a key process in
many aspects of mast cell function. Here we summarize our current understanding of the …

The aim of our study was to determine whether some bacterial components as well as some
proinflammatory cytokines can affect surface mast cell levels. By the use of flow cytometry …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Materials. Phycoerythrin (PE)-labeled anti-mouse IL-4
monoclonal antibody (mAb, clone 11B11), PE-labeled anti-mouse IFN-mAb (clone XMG1 …

Mast cells have been invoked as important players in immune responses associated with
autoimmune diseases. Based on in vitro studies, or in vivo through the use of Kit mutant …

In this study, we investigated the effects of oral ingestion of Lactobacillus crispatus KT‐11
strain (KT‐11) on the immune response in an allergic rhinitis mouse model, ovalbumin …