Johnzon, Carl-Fredrik
- Department of Animal Biosciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Review article2016Peer reviewedOpen access
Johnzon, Carl-Fredrik; Rönnberg, Elin; Pejler, Gunnar
Mast cells (MCs) are particularly abundant at host-environment interfaces, such as skin and intestinal mucosa. Because of their Location, it has been hypothesized that MCs can act as sentinel cells that sense microbial attacks and initiate a protective immune response. Several studies have suggested that animals deficient in MCs exhibit a worsened pathology in various experimental models of bacterial infection. However, other studies have indicated that MCs under certain circumstances may have a detrimental impact on bacterial disease, and there are also recent studies indicating that MCs are dispensable for the clearance of bacterial pathogens. Herein, we review the current knowledge of the role of MCs in bacterial infection.
mast cells
American Journal of Pathology
2016, Volume: 186, number: 1, pages: 4-14
Publisher: ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Future Animal Health and Welfare (until Jan 2017)
Immunology in the medical area
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2015.06.024
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/79428