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- Copyright © 2002 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without either the prior written permission of the Publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying issued in the UK by the Copyright Licensing Authority and in the USA by the Copyright Clearance Center. Applications for permission should be addressed to the International Rights Department, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 227 East Washington Square, Philadelphia, PA 19106-380, USA, or faxed to (+1) 215 238 4419. 1528-4050/02.
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Abstract
Mast cells are a heterogeneous family of cells that are pivotal in initiating the signs and symptoms of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. The expression of cytokines also endows them with the ability to initiate the inflammatory cascade, resulting in eosinophil accumulation associated with vernal conjunctivitis. Drug modulation of mast cell activity, although reducing the acute symptoms of active disease, also reduces the cytokine stimulus for the development of chronic allergic inflammation.
Journal
Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Oct 1, 2002