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Eric B. Brandt, Richard T. Strait, Dan Hershko, Quan Wang, Emily E. Muntel, Troy A. Scribner, Nives Zimmermann, Fred D. Finkelman, Marc E. Rothenberg
Published in Volume 112, Issue 11
J Clin Invest. 2003; 112(11):1666–1677 doi:10.1172/JCI19785
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Mucosal mast cell responses in allergic diarrhea. (a) A scatter plot comparing the average difference in gene expression measured on the murine U74Av2 GeneChip following ten saline or OVA challenges was generated using GeneSpring software. The three lines indicate a twofold increase or twofold decrease compared with the mean. Representative, highly increased mast cell–related genes following diarrhea are indicated. (b) MMCP-1 plasma levels were measured by ELISA following saline or OVA challenges. Representative fields (original magnification, ×125) of saline-challenged (c) or OVA-challenged (d) jejunum sections illustrate chloroaces) indicated by arrows (original magnification, ×500). (e) Mucosal mast cell levels in the jejunum, ileum, and colon following three saline or OVA challenges were assessed by morphometric analysis of chloroacetate esterase–stained cells (n = 3–4 mice per group; #P < 0.0001; ##P = 0.013; *P = 0.032; **P = 0.003). (f) A kinetic analysis of mast cell recruitment to the jejunum of saline- or OVA-challenged mice (#P < 0.0005).