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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2009 Feb 21;1796(1):19–26. doi: 10.1016/j.bbcan.2009.02.001

Table 2.

Mast cell-expressed factors involved in angiogenesis, tissue remodelling and immune modulation within the developing tumor microenvironment

Function Factor Reference
Pro-angiogenic: VEGF [65]
bFGF [64]
ANG-1 [69]
Heparin [66]
Histamine [67]
TNFα [68]
Tissue Remodelling: mMCP-4 [34]
mMCP-6 [34]
MMP9 [26]
Immunomodulation: IL-5 [18]
mMCP-6 [95]
IL-6 [26]
TNFα [68]
MHC II [85]
Costimulatory molecules [85]
OX40L [86]