title: Mast cells in the front line. Innate immunity.
abstract: The finding that the mast cell can play an important role in innate immunity to bacteria reopens the question of the true role of this controversial cell in the immune system.
authors.affiliation: The Malaghan Institute of Medical Research, P.O. Box 7060, Wellington South, New Zealand.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Erb
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Holloway
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Gros
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha