Tryptase mast cell density, protease-activated receptor-2 microvascular density, and classical microvascular density evaluation in gastric cancer patients undergoing surgery: possible translational relevance

Background: Mast cells (MCs) can stimulate angiogenesis, releasing several proangiogenic cytokines stored in their cytoplasm. In particular, MCs can release tryptase, a potent in vivo and in vitro proangiogenic factor via protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR-2) activation and mitogen-activated protein...

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Main Authors: Michele Ammendola, Rosario Sacco, Giuseppina Vescio, Valeria Zuccalà, Maria Luposella, Rosa Patruno, Nicola Zizzo, Claudia Gadaleta, Ilaria Marech, Roberta Ruggieri, Ibrahim Furkan Kocak, Taner Ozgurtas, Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta, Giuseppe Sammarco, Girolamo Ranieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2017-04-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756283X16673981