Monthly Archives: November 2013

The KIT D816V expressed allele burden for diagnosis and disease monitoring of systemic mastocytosis

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24281161 Ann Hematol. 2013 Nov 27. [Epub ahead of print] Erben P, Schwaab J, Metzgeroth G, Horny HP, Jawhar M, Sotlar K, Fabarius A, Teichmann M, Schneider S, Ernst T, Müller MC, Giehl M, Marx A, Hartmann K, Hochhaus A, … Continue reading

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Rupatadine inhibits inflammatory mediator release from human laboratory of allergic diseases 2 cultured mast cells stimulated by platelet-activating factor

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24267366 Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2013 Dec;111(6):542-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2013.08.025. Epub 2013 Sep 21. Alevizos M, Karagkouni A, Vasiadi M, Sismanopoulos N, Makris M, Kalogeromitros D, Theoharides TC, Laboratory of Molecular Immunopharmacology and Drug Discovery, Department of Molecular Physiology and Pharmacology, … Continue reading

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Localized Mastocytosis of the Vulva

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24266857 Berry T, Strand M, Smidt AC, Torrelo A, Department of Dermatology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Spain Abstract Mastocytosis is a relatively common disorder characterized by mast cell collections in the skin and other organ systems. Affected … Continue reading

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Kounis-Zavras syndrome presenting with ventricular arrhythmias and cardiogenic shock

http://www.journalofcardiologycases.com/article/S1878-5409%2812%2900129-6/abstract Gianluca Campo, MD, Rita Pavasini, MD, Alberto Pollina, MD, Laura Petrini, MD, Roberto Ferrari, MD, PhD Abstract In this case report we describe a case of the Kounis–Zavras syndrome (coincidental occurrence of chest pain and allergic reactions accompanied by … Continue reading

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Familial Occurrence of Systemic Mast Cell Activation Disease

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3787002/ PLoS One. 2013; 8(9): e76241. Published online 2013 September 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0076241 Gerhard J. Molderings,1,* Britta Haenisch,1,2,3,4 Manuela Bogdanow,5 Rolf Fimmers,5 and Markus M. Nöthen1 Graham R. Wallace, Editor Abstract Systemic mast cell activation disease (MCAD) comprises disorders characterized … Continue reading

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Palmitoylethanolamide, a naturally occurring disease-modifying agent in neuropathic pain

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24178954 Inflammopharmacology. 2013 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print] Skaper SD, Facci L, Fusco M, Della Valle MF, Zusso M, Costa B, Giusti P, Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, University of Padua, Largo "E. Meneghetti" 2, 35131, Padua, Italy … Continue reading

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Mastocytosis

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24262698 Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2014 Feb;34(1):181-96. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2013.09.001. Epub 2013 Oct 7. Carter MC, Metcalfe DD, Komarow HD, Laboratory of Allergic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, MD … Continue reading

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IgE Receptor-Mediated Mast-Cell Renin Release

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24262755 Am J Pathol. 2013 Nov 18. pii: S0002-9440(13)00728-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2013.10.016. [Epub ahead of print] Aldi S, Robador PA, Tomita K, Di Lorenzo A, Levi R, Department of Pharmacology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, New York Abstract Renin is … Continue reading

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Triology of nitric oxide, mast cell and stress in pathogenesis of oral lichen planus

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24250071 J Oral Maxillofac Pathol. 2013 May;17(2):156-62. doi: 10.4103/0973-029X.119741. Kapoor C, Wadhwan V, Vaidya S, Malik S, Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Bhojia Dental College, Budh, Baddi, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India Abstract INTRODUCTION: Oral Lichen planus (OLP) is chronic, … Continue reading

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Mast cell number, substance P and vasoactive intestinal peptide in irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24256141 Scand J Gastroenterol. 2013 Nov 21. [Epub ahead of print] Sohn W, Lee OY, Lee SP, Lee KN, Jun DW, Lee HL, Yoon BC, Choi HS, Sim J, Jang KS, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University College of Medicine, … Continue reading

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