Abstract
Mast cells are largely found at interfaces between the environment and the internal milieu. Early knowledge of the mast cell suggested a role predominantly associated with allergy and pathologic response to antigens, but more recent research has shown a myriad of functions is likely. Wound healing is a complex process of lysis and reconstitution controlled by a series of cell signalling proteins. Mast cells have been shown to play a significant role in the early inflammatory stage of wound healing and also influence proliferation and tissue remodelling in skin. Emerging work implicates the mast cell as a modulator of intestinal healing particularly following surgical anastomosis. The study of mast cells and wound healing involves the use of cell studies and animal models through the use of mast cell inhibitors, promoters and mast cell deficient rodent strains. This review addresses wound healing in skin and the gastrointestinal tract and specifically identifies data pertaining to the role of the mast cell in the process of cell breakdown, repair and regeneration
Keywords: Anastomosis, inflammation, proliferation, KitW/KitW-V, remodelling, connective tissue cells, degranulation, myeloid cells, mast cell, fibroplasia
Current Pharmaceutical Design
Title: Mast Cells in Tissue Healing: From Skin to the Gastrointestinal Tract
Volume: 17 Issue: 34
Author(s): Rory Kennelly, John B.Conneely, David Bouchier-Hayes and Desmond C. Winter
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Keywords: Anastomosis, inflammation, proliferation, KitW/KitW-V, remodelling, connective tissue cells, degranulation, myeloid cells, mast cell, fibroplasia
Abstract: Mast cells are largely found at interfaces between the environment and the internal milieu. Early knowledge of the mast cell suggested a role predominantly associated with allergy and pathologic response to antigens, but more recent research has shown a myriad of functions is likely. Wound healing is a complex process of lysis and reconstitution controlled by a series of cell signalling proteins. Mast cells have been shown to play a significant role in the early inflammatory stage of wound healing and also influence proliferation and tissue remodelling in skin. Emerging work implicates the mast cell as a modulator of intestinal healing particularly following surgical anastomosis. The study of mast cells and wound healing involves the use of cell studies and animal models through the use of mast cell inhibitors, promoters and mast cell deficient rodent strains. This review addresses wound healing in skin and the gastrointestinal tract and specifically identifies data pertaining to the role of the mast cell in the process of cell breakdown, repair and regeneration
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Kennelly Rory, B.Conneely John, Bouchier-Hayes David and C. Winter Desmond, Mast Cells in Tissue Healing: From Skin to the Gastrointestinal Tract, Current Pharmaceutical Design 2011; 17 (34) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211798357854
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138161211798357854 |
Print ISSN 1381-6128 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1873-4286 |
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