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Title
Mast cell activation syndrome : is anaphylaxis part of the phenotype? A systematic review
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Abstract
Purpose of review Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) and anaphylaxis are the result of a spontaneous or triggered pathological degranulation of mast cells (MCs) and might have as substrate normal or pathological MCs (increased burden, aberrant MCs or both). Recent findings This review summarizes the most recent evidence on immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated and non IgE-mediated mechanisms underlying MC activation and degranulation and highlights the importance of standardized diagnostic criteria for MCAS. Application of these criteria implies that in most cases the clinical presentation of MCAS meets the diagnostic criteria for anaphylaxis. Integrating clinical parameters and diagnostic test recognition and underlying clonal MC disease are of utmost importance for a patient-tailored approach. Hereditary alpha-tryptasemia can be encountered in context of anaphylaxis, MCAS and primary MC disorders.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Current opinion in allergy and clinical immunology. - Philadelphia, Pa.
Publication
Philadelphia : Lippincott williams & wilkins , 2021
ISSN
1528-4050
DOI
10.1097/ACI.0000000000000768
Volume/pages
21 :5 (2021) , p. 426-434
ISI
000687574900004
Pubmed ID
34292177
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UAntwerpen
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Research group
Project info
Role of inhibitory receptors in piecemeal and anaphylactic degranulation of basophils and mast cells.
Infla-Med: Fundamental and translational research into targets for the treatment of inflammatory diseases.
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Publications with a UAntwerp address
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Web of Science
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Creation 05.10.2021
Last edited 02.10.2024
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