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ArticleChild's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery2012

Mast cells in the human dura: effects of age and dural bleeding.

A Varatharaj, J Mack, J R Davidson, A Gutnikov, W Squier

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Article in Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Meningeal Mast Cells as Key Effectors of Stroke Pathology.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2019
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  3. Article
  4. Mast Cell-Mediated Mechanisms of Nociception.International journal of molecular sciences · 2015
    Review
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  6. Mast cells in the human dura: effects of age and dural bleeding.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2013
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  7. The pathophysiology of brain swelling associated with subdural hemorrhage: the role of the trigeminovascular system.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2012
    Review
  8. Developmental changes in human dural innervation.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

A VaratharajDepartment of Neuropathology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. a.varatharaj@gmail.com
J Mack
J R Davidson
A Gutnikov
W Squier
John Radcliffe Hospital · GBPenn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAnimal studies have shown that the dura mater contains mast cells. We investigated the density of mast cells in the human dura mater, and the changes associated with subdural haemorrhage (SDH).

methodsSamples of the human dura were stained with tryptase antibody and were examined for mast cells. We used control cases with no dural bleeding (n = 9) and cases of fresh (n = 24) and old (n = 18) dural haemorrhage.

resultsMast cells were easily found in dural samples. The mean density in controls (11.05 cells per mm(2)) was less than that in fresh SDH (15.69), which was less than that in old SDH (23.09).

conclusionsSubdural haemorrhage is associated with an increase in dural mast cell density, and the density increases as the haematoma ages. We hypothesise that dural mast cells may contribute to neurogenic inflammation and the clinical features of subdural haemorrhage.

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Cellular SenescenceMast CellsAdultAgedCell CountChildChild, PreschoolDura MaterFetusHematoma, SubduralHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMiddle AgedYoung Adult

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PMID22270653
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