[Frontiers in Bioscience 2, d78-87, February 15, 1997]

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	MAST CELLS AS MODULATORS OF HOST DEFENSE IN THE LUNG Soman N. Abraham, Krishnan Thankavel and Ravi Malaviya Departments of Pathology and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. MO 63110. Received 2/5/97; Accepted 2/12/97; On-line 2/15/97 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Abstract 2. Introduction 3. Mast cells as immune modulators 3.1 Mast cell heterogeneity 3.2 Mast cell recognition of bacteria 3.3 Mast cell mediator release following bacterial stimulation 3.4 Mast cell phagocytosis and killing of adherent bacteria 3.5 Impaired pulmonary clearance of bacteria in mast cell deficient mice 3.6 Contribution of mast cells to the pathophysiology of bacterial infections 4. Conclusion 5. Acknowledgments 6. References 7. Entire manuscript Key words: Mast cells, Bacteria, Inflammation, Immunity, Infectious diseases Search OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) to find related articles This form requires a WWW Client such as Netscape, XMosaic, Lynx that supports fill-in forms. Enter one or more search keywords: To Search all fields, leave the following boxes unchecked. To narrow your search to certain specific fields, check the boxes next to those fields' names. SeeQuery Help for other ways to search. Title: OMIM Number: Allelic Variants: Text: References: Clinical Synopsis: Gene Map Disorder: Contributors: See only records which have been changed in the past Display at most

[Frontiers in Bioscience 2, d78-87, February 15, 1997]
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MAST CELLS AS MODULATORS OF HOST DEFENSE IN THE LUNG

Soman N. Abraham, Krishnan Thankavel and Ravi Malaviya

Departments of Pathology and Molecular Microbiology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis. MO 63110.

Received 2/5/97; Accepted 2/12/97; On-line 2/15/97

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Abstract
2. Introduction
3. Mast cells as immune modulators: 3.1 Mast cell heterogeneity; 3.2 Mast cell recognition of bacteria; 3.3 Mast cell mediator release following bacterial stimulation; 3.4 Mast cell phagocytosis and killing of adherent bacteria; 3.5 Impaired pulmonary clearance of bacteria in mast cell deficient mice; 3.6 Contribution of mast cells to the pathophysiology of bacterial infections
4. Conclusion
5. Acknowledgments
6. References
7. Entire manuscript

Key words: Mast cells, Bacteria, Inflammation, Immunity, Infectious diseases

Search OMIM (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man) to find related articles
This form requires a WWW Client such as Netscape, XMosaic, Lynx that supports fill-in forms.