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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Feb 6.
Published in final edited form as: Expert Rev Clin Immunol. 2019 Apr 22;15(6):639–656. doi: 10.1080/1744666X.2019.1596800

Table 5.

Mast Cell Mediators

Prestored
Biogenic Amines
 Dopamine
Histamine
 5-Hydroxytryptamine (5-HT, serotonin)
Polyamines
 Spermidine, spermine
Cytokines
 TNF
Enzymes
 Arylsulfatases A
 Beta-hexosaminidase
 Beta-glucuronidase
 Beta-glucosaminidase
 Beta-D-galactosidase
 Carboxypeptidase A
 Cathepsins B,C, D, E, L
 Chymase
 Garnzyme B
 Kinogenases
 Phospholipases
 Renin
Tryptase
  Metalloproteinases
 (CPA3, MMP9, ADAMTSS)
Growth factors
 FGF
 NGF
 SC
 TGFβ
 VEGF
Peptides
 ACTH
 Angiogenin
 Angiopoietin
 Calcitonin gene-related peptide
 Corticotropin-releasing hormone
 Endorphins
 Endothelin
 Hemokinin-1
 Kinins (bradykinin)
 Leptin
 Melatonin
 Neurotensin
RANKL
 Somatostatin
 Substance P
 Urocortin
 Vasoactive intestinal peptide
Proteoglycans
 Chondroitin sulfate
 Heparan sulfate
 Heparin
 Hyaluronic acid
 Serglin
De novo synthesized
Chemokines
 IL-8 (CXCL8), MCP-1 (CCL2), MCP-3 (CCL7),
 MCP-4, RANTES (CCL5), Eotaxin (CCL11)
Cytokines
 IL-1β, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-15, IL-17, IL-31, IL-33, TNF
Growth Factors
 SCF, β-FGF, neurotrophin 3, NGF,
 PDGF, TGFβ, VEGF
Nitric oxide
Phospholipid metabolites
 Leukotriene B4
 Leukotriene C4
 Platelet activating factor
 Prostaglandin D2