[HTML][HTML] Mast cells and inflammation

TC Theoharides, KD Alysandratos, A Angelidou… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2012 - Elsevier
Mast cells are well known for their role in allergic and anaphylactic reactions, as well as their
involvement in acquired and innate immunity. Increasing evidence now implicates mast cells …

The role of quercetin, flavonols and flavones in modulating inflammatory cell function

S Chirumbolo - Inflammation & Allergy-Drug Targets (Formerly …, 2010 - ingentaconnect.com
Flavonoids are polyphenolic substances derived from plants that play several
pharmacological activities. They possess anti-viral, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and anti …

Liver-resident macrophage necroptosis orchestrates type 1 microbicidal inflammation and type-2-mediated tissue repair during bacterial infection

C Blériot, T Dupuis, G Jouvion, G Eberl, O Disson… - Immunity, 2015 - cell.com
Kupffer cells, the phagocytes of fetal origin that line the liver sinusoids, are key contributors
of host defense against enteroinvasive bacteria. Here, we found that infection by Listeria …

Macrophages redirect phagocytosis by non-professional phagocytes and influence inflammation

CZ Han, IJ Juncadella, JM Kinchen, MW Buckley… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Professional phagocytes (such as macrophages) and non-professional phagocytes,,,,,,(such
as epithelial cells) clear billions of apoptotic cells and particles on a daily basis. Although …

Interleukin-31 signaling bridges the gap between immune cells, the nervous system and epithelial tissues

JM Nemmer, M Kuchner, A Datsi, P Oláh, V Julia… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Pruritus represents one of the most common symptoms in dermatology and general
medicine. Chronic pruritus severely impairs the quality of life of affected patients. During the …

Immunology of IgG4-related disease

E Della-Torre, M Lanzillotta… - Clinical & Experimental …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Immunoglobulin G4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibroinflammatory condition that derives
its name from the characteristic finding of abundant IgG4+ plasma cells in affected tissues …

Fungal proteases and their pathophysiological effects

I Yike - Mycopathologia, 2011 - Springer
Proteolytic enzymes play an important role in fungal physiology and development. External
digestion of protein substrates by secreted proteases is required for survival and growth of …

Nonredundant roles of basophils in immunity

H Karasuyama, K Mukai, K Obata… - Annual review of …, 2011 - annualreviews.org
Basophils are the rarest granulocytes and represent less than 1% of peripheral blood
leukocytes. They are evolutionarily conserved in many animal species, but their functional …

Monosodium urate crystals induce extracellular DNA traps in neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils but not in mononuclear cells

C Schorn, C Janko, M Latzko, R Chaurio… - Frontiers in …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are fibers of extracellular DNA released from
neutrophils due to overwhelming phagocytic stimuli. The function of NETs is to trap and kill …

Allergic asthma: influence of genetic and environmental factors

AB Mukherjee, Z Zhang - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
Allergic asthma is a chronic airway inflammatory disease in which exposure to allergens
causes intermittent attacks of breathlessness, airway hyper-reactivity, wheezing, and …