MCs	Mast cells
FcεRI	High-affinity IgE receptor
TNF	Tumor necrosis factor
VCAM	Vascular cell adhesion molecule
SCF	Stem cell factor
NGF	Nerve growth factor
TRAIL	TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand
MCT	MCs containing only tryptase
MCTC	MCs containing both tryptase and chymase
MCC	MCs containing only chymase
TGF	Transforming growth factor
CD	Cluster of differentiation
IL	Interleukin
LYN	Lck/yes-related tyrosine kinase
SYK	Spleen associate tyrosine kinase
LAT	Linker for activation of T cells
NTAL	Non-T cell activation linker
VIP	Vaso active intestinal peptide
NO	Nitric oxide
FGF	Fibroblast growth factor
MCP-1	Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1
TGF	Transforming growth factor
VEGF	Vascular endothelial growth factor