Mast cells in endometriosis: Guilty or innocent bystanders?

Mast cells in endometriosis: Guilty or innocent bystanders?

Endometriosis (EMS) is a chronic, estrogen-dependent inflammatory disease characterized by growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity. Symptoms in EMS patients include severe pelvic pain, dysmenorrhea, dyspar- eunia and infertility. To date, medical...
Mast cells in endometriosis: Guilty or innocent bystanders?

The role of mast cells in neuroinflammation

Mast cells (MCs) are densely granulated peri- vascular resident cells of hematopoietic origin and well known for their pathogenetic role in allergic and anaphy- lactic reactions. In addition, they are also involved in processes of innate and adaptive immunity. MCs can...