Mast cells and mast cell tryptase enhance migration of human lung fibroblasts through protease-activated receptor 2.

Mariam BagherAnna-Karin Larsson-CallerfeltOskar RosmarkOskar HallgrenLeif BjermerGunilla Westergren-Thorsson

Published in: Cell communication and signaling : CCS (2018)

Mast cells and the mast cell mediator tryptase may have crucial roles in inducing lung fibroblast migration via PAR-2 activation, which may contribute to remodeling processes in chronic lung diseases.

Keyphrases

extracellular matrix
binding protein