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  • Title: Interferon and antiallergic drug regulation of histamine and tumor necrosis factor-alpha in rat mast cell subsets.
    Author: Bissonnette EY, Enciso JA, Befus AD.
    Journal: Int Arch Allergy Immunol; 1995; 107(1-3):156-7. PubMed ID: 7542064.
    Abstract:
    We have further characterized the heterogeneity of mast cells (MCs) by comparing the ability of rat peritoneal MCs (PMCs) and intestinal mucosal MCs (IMMCs) to produce tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha and by investigating its regulation by interferon (IFN) and the antiallergic drugs nedocromil sodium (NED) and sodium cromoglycate (SCG). Although IMMCs store less TNF-alpha than PMCs, they produced comparable amounts of TNF-alpha in cytotoxic assays. Just as SCG and NED inhibit histamine secretion from PMCs but not IMMCs, IFN exhibited a similar differential effect on histamine release from these cells. However, SCG, NED, and IFN inhibit TNF-alpha-dependent cytotoxicity by both PMCs and IMMCs and reduce the steady-state levels of mRNA for TNF-alpha in PMCs. Thus, the modulation of MC mediator release depends upon the MC population and mediator studied. The inhibitory effect of SCG and NED on TNF-alpha release from MCs may explain some of their anti-inflammatory and therapeutic effects.
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