Mast Cells Density Positive to Tryptase Correlates with Angiogenesis in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Patients Having Undergone Surgery

Background. Literature data suggest that cells such as mast cells (MCs), are involved in angiogenesis. MCs can stimulate angiogenesis by releasing of several proangiogenic cytokines stored in their cytoplasm. In particular MCs can release tryptase, a potent in vivo and in vitro proangiogenic facto...

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Main Authors: Michele Ammendola, Rosario Sacco, Giuseppe Sammarco, Giuseppe Donato, Valeria Zuccalà, Maria Luposella, Rosa Patruno, Ilaria Marech, Severino Montemurro, Nicola Zizzo, Cosmo Damiano Gadaleta, Girolamo Ranieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/951957
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