The role of mast cells in neuroinflammation

Acta Neuropathologica

Volumn 125, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 637-650

  Nelissen, Sofie ^a   Lemmens, Evi ^a   Geurts, Nathalie ^a   Kramer, Peter ^a   Maurer, Marcus ^b   Hendriks, Jerome ^a   Hendrix, Sven ^a  

^a HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain trauma; Brain tumors; Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis; Inflammation; Mast cells; Neurodegenerative diseases; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AUTACOID; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE A; CATHEPSIN G; CHEMOKINE; CHYMASE; CRE RECOMBINASE; CYTOKINE; HEPARIN; HISTAMINE; INTERLEUKIN 10; PROTEINASE; PROTEOGLYCAN; SEROTONIN; STEM CELL FACTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRYPTASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DISEASE COURSE; EXPERIMENTAL AUTOIMMUNE ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VIVO STUDY; MAST CELL; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TUMOR GROWTH; ANIMAL; DEGRANULATION; ENCEPHALITIS; MOUSE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL DEGRANULATION; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; MAST CELLS; MICE; RATS;

EID: 84886714768     PISSN: 00016322     EISSN: 14320533     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00401-013-1092-y     Document Type: Review

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