This animal core will provide the mice necessary to study the role of the mast cell (MC) and its mediators in the local and remote injury that occurs |ollowing ischemic-reperfusion in the either the skeletal muscle or in the intestine. These studies use numerous spontaneous and genetically engineered mice lacking specific cells or mediators implicated in the local tissue and remote lung injury associated with ischemia-reperfusion in the skeletal muscle or intestine. It will also provide the support for investigating the interaction between the MC, the complement system and natural IgM, all of which are implicated in the pathobiology of ischemiareperfusion. Finally it will provide the support to define the mechanism of preconditioning protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury.
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