IgE-independent mast cell activation augments contractility of nonpregnant and pregnant guinea pig myometrium

International Archives of Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 140-146

  Bytautiene, Egle ^a   Vedernikov, Yuri P ^a   Saade, George R ^a   Romero, Roberto ^b   Garfield, Robert E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell line MC 9; Compound 48 80; Hypersensitivity reaction; Mast cells; Myometrial contraction; Premature labor; Type I hypersensitivity; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

7 [3 [(4 PHENYLSEMICARBAZIDO)METHYL] 7 OXABICYCLO[2.2.1]HEPT 2 YL] 5 HEPTENOIC ACID; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; COMPOUND 48-80; CROMOGLYCATE DISODIUM; IBUPROFEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; KETANSERIN TARTRATE; LINOLEYL HYDROXAMIC ACID; LIPOXYGENASE INHIBITOR; TOMELUKAST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GUINEA PIG; MAST CELL DEGRANULATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MAST CELLS; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; P-METHOXY-N-METHYLPHENETHYLAMINE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 51849137030     PISSN: 10182438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000135701     Document Type: Article

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