"Chymases" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A family of neutral serine proteases with CHYMOTRYPSIN-like activity. Chymases are primarily found in the SECRETORY GRANULES of MAST CELLS and are released during mast cell degranulation.
| Descriptor ID |
D053818
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.277.656.300.760.103 D08.811.277.656.959.350.103
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| Concept/Terms |
Chymases- Chymases
- Chymase
- Chymotrypsin-Like Proteases
- Chymotrypsin Like Proteases
- Chymotrypsin-Like Protease
- Chymotrypsin Like Protease
- Chymase-1
- Chymase 1
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chymases" by people in Profiles.
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Price MM, Kapitonov D, Allegood J, Milstien S, Oskeritzian CA, Spiegel S. Sphingosine-1-phosphate induces development of functionally mature chymase-expressing human mast cells from hematopoietic progenitors. FASEB J. 2009 Oct; 23(10):3506-15.
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Zhao W, Oskeritzian CA, Pozez AL, Schwartz LB. Cytokine production by skin-derived mast cells: endogenous proteases are responsible for degradation of cytokines. J Immunol. 2005 Aug 15; 175(4):2635-42.
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Oskeritzian CA, Zhao W, Min HK, Xia HZ, Pozez A, Kiev J, Schwartz LB. Surface CD88 functionally distinguishes the MCTC from the MCT type of human lung mast cell. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005 Jun; 115(6):1162-8.
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Perry GJ, Wei CC, Hankes GH, Dillon SR, Rynders P, Mukherjee R, Spinale FG, Dell'Italia LJ. Angiotensin II receptor blockade does not improve left ventricular function and remodeling in subacute mitral regurgitation in the dog. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2002 Apr 17; 39(8):1374-9.
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Kuna P, Lazarovich M, Kaplan AP. Chemokines in seasonal allergic rhinitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1996 Jan; 97(1 Pt 1):104-12.