MAST CELL ACTIVATION BY DIVERSE STIMULI CAN BE SUPPRESSED BY STEROID THERAPY AND TARGETING THE FYN-STAT5B CASCADE
Mast cells are critical effectors of allergic disease that can be activated by numerous stimuli. We have examined mast cell control by the inflammatory cytokine, IL-33, as well as IgG. In the first study reported here, we found that the synthetic glucocorticoid, dexamethasone, potently and rapidly s...
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VCU Scholars Compass
2017
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| Online Access: | http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5069 http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=6149&context=etd |