Mastocytosis: 2016 updated WHO classification and novel emerging treatment concepts

P Valent, C Akin, DD Metcalfe - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2017 - ashpublications.org
Over the past few years, substantial advances have been made in understanding the
pathogenesis, evolution, and complexity of mast cell neoplasms. New diagnostic and …

[HTML][HTML] Mast cells as a unique hematopoietic lineage and cell system: from Paul Ehrlich's visions to precision medicine concepts

P Valent, C Akin, K Hartmann, G Nilsson, A Reiter… - Theranostics, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The origin and functions of mast cells (MCs) have been debated since their description by
Paul Ehrlich in 1879. MCs have long been considered'reactive bystanders' and'amplifiers' in …

High STAT5 levels mediate imatinib resistance and indicate disease progression in chronic myeloid leukemia

W Warsch, K Kollmann, E Eckelhart… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Abstract In BCR-ABL1+ leukemia, drug resistance is often associated with up-regulation of
BCR-ABL1 or multidrug transporters as well as BCR-ABL1 mutations. Here we show that the …

[HTML][HTML] Small-molecule inhibition of BRD4 as a new potent approach to eliminate leukemic stem-and progenitor cells in acute myeloid leukemia (AML)

H Herrmann, K Blatt, J Shi, KV Gleixner… - Oncotarget, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a life-threatening stem cell disease characterized by
uncontrolled proliferation and accumulation of myeloblasts. Using an advanced RNAi …

Pathogenesis, classification and treatment of mastocytosis: state of the art in 2010 and future perspectives

M Arock, P Valent - Expert review of hematology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Mastocytosis is a myeloid neoplasm characterized by abnormal accumulation and frequent
activation of mast cells (MCs) in various organs. Organ systems typically involved are the …

The role of Stat5 transcription factors as tumor suppressors or oncogenes

G Ferbeyre, R Moriggl - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2011 - Elsevier
Stat5 is constitutively activated in many human cancers affecting the expression of cell
proliferation and cell survival controlling genes. These oncogenic functions of Stat5 have …

Tyrosine kinase inhibitors in the treatment of systemic mastocytosis

C Ustun, DL DeRemer, C Akin - Leukemia research, 2011 - Elsevier
Systemic mastocytosis (SM) is a heterogeneous disease, vast majority of these patients
have a gain of function mutation in the gene encoding the tyrosine kinase KIT (KITD816V). A …

[HTML][HTML] Aberrant expression of CD30 in neoplastic mast cells in high-grade mastocytosis

K Sotlar, S Cerny-Reiterer, K Petat-Dutter, H Hessel… - Modern Pathology, 2011 - Elsevier
Systemic mastocytosis either presents as aggressive neoplasm with short survival time or
indolent systemic mastocytosis with normal life expectancy. In both instances, neoplastic …

Controlling mast cell activation and homeostasis: work influenced by Bill Paul that continues today

HL Caslin, KN Kiwanuka, TT Haque… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Mast cells are tissue resident, innate immune cells with heterogenous phenotypes tuned by
cytokines and other microenvironmental stimuli. Playing a protective role in parasitic …

Advanced systemic mastocytosis: from molecular and genetic progress to clinical practice

C Ustun, M Arock, HC Kluin-Nelemans… - …, 2016 - hal.sorbonne-universite.fr
Systemic mastocytosis is a heterogeneous disease characterized by the accumulation of
neoplastic mast cells in the bone marrow and other organ organs/tissues. Mutations in KIT …