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Roles of mast cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Hong Ki Min1, Kyoung-Woon Kim2, Sang-Heon Lee3
1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory arthritis, and the complex interaction and activation of innate and adaptive immune cells are involved in RA pathogenesis. Mast cells (MCs) are one of the tissue-resident innate immune cells, and they contribute to RA pathogenesis. In the present review, the evidence of the pathologic role of MC in RA is discussed based on human and animal data. In addition, the potential role of MC in RA pathogenesis and the research area that should be focused on in the future are suggested.
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