Mast cell tryptase and asthma

Recent physiological and pharmacological studies have indicated the potential importance of tryptase, the major protein component in mast cells, in inflammatory diseases (especially asthma). Being released at inflammatory sites after the activation of mast cells, tryptase is capable of causing bronc...

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Main Authors: M-Q. Zhang, H. Timmerman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1997-01-01
Series:Mediators of Inflammation
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09629359791433