Mast Cells

Overview of Mast Cell Biology.- Paul Ehrlich’’s “;Mastzellen”— From Aniline Dyes to DNA Chip Arrays.- The Human Mast Cell.- Mast Cells in Allergy and Autoimmunity.- Identification of Mast Cells in Culture and in Tissue.- Analysis of MCT and MCTC Mast Cells in Tissue.- Mast Cell Ultrastructure and Staining in Tissue.- Expression of Cell Surface Antigens on Mast Cells.- Identification of Mast Cells in the Cellular Response to Myocardial Infarction.- Development of Mast Cells In Vitro.- Growth of Human Mast Cells From Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood-Derived CD34+ Pluripotent Progenitor Cells.- Culture of Human Mast Cells From Hemopoietic Progenitors.- Isolation, Culture, and Characterization of Intestinal Mast Cells.- Mast Cell Signaling and Gene Expression.- Activation of Nuclear Factor-?B.- Analysis of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase Activation.- Microarray and Gene-Clustering Analysis.- Techniques to Study Fc?RI Signaling.- Mast Cell Expression and Release of Inflammatory Mediators of Inflammatory Mediators.- Human Mast Cell Proteases.- Mast Cell Histamine and Cytokine Assays.- Measurement of Mast Cell Cytokine Release by Multiplex Assay.- Assays for Histamine-Releasing Factors.- Assays for Nitric Oxide Expression.- Immunohistological Detection of Growth Factors and Cytokines in Tissue Mast Cells.- Mast Cell Interactions With Other Cell Types.- Endothelial Cell Activation by Mast Cell Mediators.- Co-Culture of Mast Cells With Fibroblasts.- Detection of ? Class Switching and IgE Synthesis in Human B Cells.- Novel Aspects of Mast Cell Activation and Regulation.- Gene Silencing Using Small Interference RNA in Mast Cells.- Mast Cell Activation by Lipoproteins.- Mast Cell Activation by Stress.- Roles of Mast Cells in Host Defense.- In Vivo Models for StudyingMast Cell-Dependent Responses to Bacterial Infection.- Bacterial Activation of Mast Cells.- Activation of Mast Cells by Streptolysin O and Lipopolysaccharide.- Analysis of Programmed Cell Death in Mast Cells.- Mast Cell Apoptosis.