"Tryptases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of neutral serine proteases with TRYPSIN-like activity. Tryptases are primarily found in the SECRETORY GRANULES of MAST CELLS and are released during mast cell degranulation.
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D053802
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.902 D08.811.277.656.959.350.902
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| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tryptases" by people in Profiles.
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PI3K/AKT signaling is essential for communication between tissue-infiltrating mast cells, macrophages, and epithelial cells in colitis-induced cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2013 May 01; 19(9):2342-54.
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Apoptosis, mastocytosis, and diminished adipocytokine gene expression accompany reduced epididymal fat mass in long-standing diet-induced obese mice. Lipids Health Dis. 2011 Nov 03; 10:198.
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TSG-6 protein, a negative regulator of inflammatory arthritis, forms a ternary complex with murine mast cell tryptases and heparin. J Biol Chem. 2011 Jul 01; 286(26):23559-69.
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Mastocytic enterocolitis: increased mucosal mast cells in chronic intractable diarrhea. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2006 Mar; 130(3):362-7.