Mast Cell Involvement in Various Inflammatory Processes1,2

Mast cells from different tissue sites may have different histochemical, chemical, and functional properties. Whatever the basis for these differences, they must be important in terms of their biologic significance. Through their mediators, mast cells are involved in many different acute and chronic inflammatory processes. They act in delayed hypersensitivity, immediate hypersensitivity, and in granulomatous reactions. They can influence …