Normal mast cell numbers in the tissues of AhR-deficient mice.
Caroline PilzThorsten FeyerabendJana K SonnerChiara RedaelliKatharina PeterAnja KunzeKatharina HaasCharlotte EsserKnut SchäkelWolfgang WickHans-Reimer RodewaldTobias V LanzMichael PlattenPublished in: Experimental dermatology (2015)
The transcription factor aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) acts as an immunomodulatory molecule in several immune cell lineages. Recently, it has been implicated in development and maintenance of immune cells in barrier tissues such as skin and mucosa. To investigate its role on mast cell development and maintenance in skin, peritoneal exudate cells (PECs) and lymph nodes, we studied in depth their phenotype in AhR-deficient mice. Our findings do not provide any evidence for a suspected role of the AhR in mast cell homeostasis.