Journal article
Macrophage engulfment of mucosal mast cells in rats treated with dexamethasone
Abstract
The effects of corticosteroid treatment on mucosal mast cells in rat jejunal mucosa were examined. Rats previously infected with Nippostrongylus brasiliensis received a single IP injection of 1 mg dexamethasone. Three hours later, one third of mucosal mast cells demonstrated minor granular changes (fusion or peripheral clear zones) by electron microscopy. At 7 hours, by light microscopy, the majority of mucosal mast cells appeared abnormal with …
Authors
Soda K; Kawabori S; Perdue MH; Bienenstock J
Journal
Gastroenterology, Vol. 100, No. 4, pp. 929–937
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 1991
DOI
10.1016/0016-5085(91)90266-n
ISSN
0016-5085