Mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis: friends or foes?

F Rivellese, A Nerviani, FW Rossi, G Marone… - Autoimmunity …, 2017 - Elsevier
Mast cells are tissue-resident cells of the innate immunity, implicated in the pathogenesis of
many autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They are present in …

Mast cells in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease–Activators and actions

PT Kovanen, I Bot - European journal of pharmacology, 2017 - Elsevier
Mast cells are potent actors involved in inflammatory reactions in various tissues, including
both in the intimal and the adventitial layers of atherosclerotic arteries. In the arterial intima …

Synovial microenvironment-influenced mast cells promote the progression of rheumatoid arthritis

Y Lei, X Guo, Y Luo, X Niu, Y Xi, L Xiao, D He… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mast cells are phenotypically and functionally heterogeneous, and their state is possibly
controlled by local microenvironment. Therefore, specific analyses are needed to …

Significance of mast cell formed extracellular traps in microbial defense

D Elieh Ali Komi, WM Kuebler - Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology, 2022 - Springer
Mast cells (MCs) are critically involved in microbial defense by releasing antimicrobial
peptides (such as cathelicidin LL-37 and defensins) and phagocytosis of microbes. In past …

Roles of mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis

HK Min, KW Kim, SH Lee… - The Korean journal of …, 2019 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, and the complex
interaction and activation of innate and adaptive immune cells are involved in RA …

Aged human skin accumulates mast cells with altered functionality that localize to macrophages and vasoactive intestinal peptide‐positive nerve fibres

SM Pilkington, MJ Barron, REB Watson… - British Journal of …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Skin health declines with age and this is partially attributed to
immunosenescence. Mast cells (MCs) are innate immune cells that coordinate tissue …

Mast cells in early rheumatoid arthritis

F Rivellese, FW Rossi, MR Galdiero, C Pitzalis… - International journal of …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by
inflammation of the synovial membrane, with thickening of the synovial layer, cellular …

ICU patient-on-a-chip emulating orchestration of mast cells and cerebral organoids in neuroinflammation

P Saglam-Metiner, S Yanasik, YC Odabasi… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Propofol and midazolam are the current standard of care for prolonged sedation in Intensive
Care Units (ICUs). However, the effects and mechanism of these sedatives in brain tissue …

Should mast cells be considered therapeutic targets in multiple sclerosis?

KH Pinke, SFG Zorzella-Pezavento… - Neural regeneration …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Mast cells are immune cells of the myeloid lineage that are found throughout the body,
including the central nervous system. They perform many functions associated with innate …

Synovial mast cells and osteoarthritis: Current understandings and future perspectives

G Hao, S Han, Z Xiao, J Shen, Y Zhao, Q Hao - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent joint disease worldwide that significantly impacts the
quality of life of individuals, particularly those in middle-aged and elderly populations. OA …