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Review
. 2008 Feb;28(1):25-42, v.
doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2007.12.006.

Ocular mast cells and mediators

Anne-Marie A Irani  1
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Review

Ocular mast cells and mediators

Anne-Marie A Irani. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2008 Feb.

Abstract

Mast cells have long been recognized for their role in immediate hypersensitivity reactions, by virtue of the presence of high affinity receptors for IgE (FcepsilonRI) on their surface. More recently, mast cells have been postulated to be involved in a variety of chronic inflammatory disorders as numerous mediators released by activated mast cells are characterized. This article summarizes current information on mast cell mediators, heterogeneity, and differentiation, and it reviews studies of mast cells in the normal eye and various ocular disorders.

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