Anti-Allergic Drugs Tranilast and Ketotifen Dose-Dependently Exert Mast Cell-Stabilizing Properties

Anti-Allergic Drugs Tranilast and Ketotifen Dose-Dependently Exert Mast Cell-Stabilizing Properties

Background: Anti-allergic drugs, such as tranilast and ketotifen, inhibit the release of chemokines from mast cells. However, we know little about their direct effects on the exocytotic process of mast cells. Since exocytosis in mast cells can be monitored electrophysiologically by changes in the wh...

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Main Authors: Asuka Baba, Masahiro Tachi, Yutaka Ejima, Yasuhiro Endo, Hiroaki Toyama, Mitsunobu Matsubara, Kazutomo Saito, Masanori Yamauchi, Chieko Miura, Itsuro Kazama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cell Physiol Biochem Press GmbH & Co KG 2016-01-01
Series:Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry
Subjects:
Rat peritoneal mast cells
Exocytosis
Membrane capacitance
Plasma membrane deformation
Tranilast
Ketotifen
Mast cell-stabilizing properties
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