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In order to examine the role of mast cells in the inflammatory bladder disease interstitial cystitis, mast cells isolated from the human bladder of normal and diseased tissue were challenged with a range of secretagogues. Calcium ionophore A23187 and anti-IgE caused histamine release from all bladder mast cells in a dose-related manner. Mast cells from the diseased tissue were far more responsive than those from the normal tissue. Mast cells from the muscle of normal bladder were responsive towards substance P and compound 48/80. However, mast cells from interstitial cystitis bladder did not release significant amounts of histamine with these two secretagogues.
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Frenz, A.M., Christmas, T.J. & Pearce, F.L. Does the mast cell have an intrinsic role in the pathogenesis of interstitial cystitis?. Agents and Actions 41 (Suppl 1), C14–C15 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02007746
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