PENTOSANPOLYSULFATE INHIBITS MAST CELL HISTAMINE SECRETION AND INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM ION LEVELS:: AN ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATION OF ITS BENEFICIAL EFFECT IN INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 164 (6) , 2119-2125
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-5347(05)66981-9
Abstract
Purpose: Mast cells are ubiquitous cells derived from the bone marrow and are responsible for allergic reactions as they release numerous vasodilatory, nociceptive and pro-inflammatory molecules in...Keywords
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