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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-9-5
pubmed:abstractText
The expression of surface procoagulants by macrophages represents an important mechanism underlying local fibrin deposition at sites of extravascular inflammation. Mast cells by virtue of their perivascular location are in a potent position to influence the inflammatory process. The present studies investigated the role of the mast cell in the generation of macrophage procoagulant activity (PCA) and tumor necrosis factor (TNF) production. Mast cell lysates caused a marked induction of macrophage PCA (dose and time dependent) and TNF release while whole mast cells had little effect. This effect was prevented by the tyrosine kinase inhibitor herbimycin. At the molecular level, Northern blot analysis revealed marked induction of the murine macrophage tissue factor transcript in response to incubation with mast cell lysate compared to control. These studies thus suggest that mast cell-macrophage interactions promote macrophage-mediated fibrin deposition and TNF release and that this effect is in part mediated via induction of tyrosine phosphorylation. These observations suggest novel mechanisms of involvement of the mast cell in the inflammatory microenvironment and macrophage activation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0022-4804
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
59
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Mast cell modulation of macrophage procoagulant activity and TNF production.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article