Are mast cells MASTers in cancer?

G Varricchi, MR Galdiero, S Loffredo… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Prolonged low-grade inflammation or smoldering inflammation is a hallmark of cancer. Mast
cells form a heterogeneous population of immune cells with differences in their ultra …

Mast cells, angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis in human gastric cancer

G Sammarco, G Varricchi, V Ferraro… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Gastric cancer is diagnosed in nearly one million new patients each year and it remains the
second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Although gastric cancer …

Mast cell, the neglected member of the tumor microenvironment: role in breast cancer

A Aponte-López, EM Fuentes-Pananá… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mast cells are unique tissue‐resident immune cells that secrete a diverse array of
biologically active compounds that can stimulate, modulate, or suppress the immune …

Human mast cells and basophils—How are they similar how are they different?

G Varricchi, U Raap, F Rivellese… - Immunological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Mast cells and basophils are key contributors to allergies and other inflammatory diseases
since they are the most prominent source of histamine as well as numerous additional …

Future needs in mast cell biology

G Varricchi, A de Paulis, G Marone, SJ Galli - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
The pathophysiological roles of mast cells are still not fully understood, over 140 years since
their description by Paul Ehrlich in 1878. Initial studies have attempted to identify distinct …

Mast cells in colorectal cancer tumour progression, angiogenesis, and lymphangiogenesis

X Liu, X Li, H Wei, Y Liu, N Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The characteristics of the tumour cells, as well as how tumour cells interact with their
surroundings, affect the prognosis of cancer patients. The resident cells in the tumour …

Increased intratumoral mast cells foster immune suppression and gastric cancer progression through TNF-α-PD-L1 pathway

Y Lv, Y Zhao, X Wang, N Chen, F Mao, Y Teng… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2019 - Springer
Background Mast cells are prominent components of solid tumors and exhibit distinct
phenotypes in different tumor microenvironments. However, the nature, regulation, function …

Targeting mast cells tryptase in tumor microenvironment: a potential antiangiogenetic strategy

M Ammendola, C Leporini, I Marech… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Angiogenesis is a complex process finely regulated by the balance between angiogenesis
stimulators and inhibitors. As a result of proangiogenic factors overexpression, it plays a …

Mast cells: A double-edged sword in cancer

A Derakhshani, F Vahidian, M Alihasanzadeh… - Immunology letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Mast cells (MCs), a type of innate immune cells, are derived from myeloid stem cells,
sometimes known as mastocytes or labrocytes, and contain many granules rich in histamine …

Mast cells, microRNAs and others: the role of translational research on colorectal cancer in the forthcoming era of precision medicine

G Sammarco, G Gallo, G Vescio, A Picciariello… - Journal of Clinical …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease, molecularly and anatomically, that
develops in a multi-step process requiring the accumulation of several genetic or epigenetic …