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. 1989 Jul;67(3):414–418.

IgE-mediated release of rat mast cell protease II, beta-hexosaminidase and leukotriene C4 from cultured bone marrow-derived rat mast cells.

A J MacDonald 1, D M Haig 1, H Bazin 1, A C McGuigan 1, R Moqbel 1, H R Miller 1
PMCID: PMC1385362  PMID: 2527196

Abstract

Functional characteristics of cultured bone marrow-derived rat mast cells (BMMC) were studied. BMMC were shown to release in a time- and dose-dependent fashion the mucosal mast cell (MMC)-specific enzyme, rat mast cell protease II (RMCPII), following IgE-mediated activation in vitro. RMCPII release was temporally associated with that of the mast cell granule-derived enzyme, beta-hexosaminidase (beta-hex). Release of the pre-formed granule constituents, RMCPII and beta-hex, was associated with the generation of the membrane-derived lipid mediator, leukotriene C4 (LTC4) and, in older cultures, substantial amounts were generated (25.2 ng/10(6) BMMC). Absolute amounts of RMCPII, beta-hex and LTC4 released were dependent upon the age of the BMMC. These results extend our previous observations on the staining properties and protease content of rat BMMC and provide evidence that these cells are functionally, as well as histochemically, analogous to the MMC subset, which is so prominent during intestinal nematode infections in rats.

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