Distribution and degranulation of airway mast cells in normal and asthmatic subjects
Distribution and degranulation of airway mast cells in normal and asthmatic subjects
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DOI:
10.1183/09031936.02.00275802
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发表时间:
2002-05-01
影响因子:
24.3
通讯作者:
James, AL
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作者:
Carroll, NG;Mutavdzic, S;James, AL
It was hypothesized that the distribution and activation of mast cells across the airway wall may reflect their function in asthma.The density of mast cells (intact and degranulated) within airway compartments in cartilaginous and membranous airways, obtained from autopsies on patients with fatal asthma, nonfatal asthma, and nonasthmatic control cases have been examined.In cartilaginous airways, the mean +/- SE density of mast cells in control cases was 27 +/- 9 cells.mm(-2). It was similar in nonfatal asthma (24 +/- 2 cells.mm(-2)) but reduced (p