PMID- 18772004 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20081202 LR - 20240418 IS - 0065-2776 (Print) IS - 1557-8445 (Electronic) IS - 0065-2776 (Linking) VI - 98 DP - 2008 TI - New insights on mast cell activation via the high affinity receptor for IgE. PG - 85-120 LID - 10.1016/S0065-2776(08)00403-3 [doi] AB - Mast cells are innate immune cells that function as regulatory or effector cells and serve to amplify adaptive immunity. In adaptive immunity these cells function primarily through cell surface Fc receptors that bind immunoglobulin antibodies. The dysregulation of their adaptive role makes them central players in allergy and asthma. Upon encountering an allergen (antigen), which is recognized by immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies bound to the high affinity IgE receptor (FcepsilonRI) expressed on their cell surface, mast cells secrete both preformed and newly synthesized mediators of the allergic response. Blocking of these responses is an objective in therapeutic intervention of allergic diseases. Thus, understanding the mechanisms by which antigens elicit mast cell activation (via FcepsilonRI) holds promise toward identifying therapeutic targets. Here we review the most recent advances in understanding antigen-dependent mast cell activation. Specifically, we focus on the requirements for FcepsilonRI activation, the regulation of calcium responses, co-stimulatory signals in FcepsilonRI-mediated mast cell activation and function, and how genetics influences mast cell signaling and responses. These recent discoveries open new avenues of investigation with therapeutic potential. FAU - Rivera, Juan AU - Rivera J AD - Laboratory of Immune Cell Signaling, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. FAU - Fierro, Nora A AU - Fierro NA FAU - Olivera, Ana AU - Olivera A FAU - Suzuki, Ryo AU - Suzuki R LA - eng GR - Z01 AR041101-15/ImNIH/Intramural NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Review PL - United States TA - Adv Immunol JT - Advances in immunology JID - 0370425 RN - 0 (Lysophospholipids) RN - 0 (Receptors, IgE) RN - 0 (Receptors, Lysosphingolipid) RN - 26993-30-6 (sphingosine 1-phosphate) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (lyn protein-tyrosine kinase) RN - EC 2.7.10.2 (src-Family Kinases) RN - NGZ37HRE42 (Sphingosine) RN - SY7Q814VUP (Calcium) SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Calcium/metabolism MH - Humans MH - Lysophospholipids/physiology MH - Mast Cells/*physiology MH - Phosphorylation MH - Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fyn/physiology MH - Receptors, IgE/*physiology MH - Receptors, Lysosphingolipid/physiology MH - Signal Transduction MH - Sphingosine/analogs & derivatives/physiology MH - src-Family Kinases/physiology PMC - PMC2761150 MID - NIHMS150022 EDAT- 2008/09/06 09:00 MHDA- 2008/12/17 09:00 PMCR- 2009/10/13 CRDT- 2008/09/06 09:00 PHST- 2008/09/06 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2008/12/17 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2008/09/06 09:00 [entrez] PHST- 2009/10/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - S0065-2776(08)00403-3 [pii] AID - 10.1016/S0065-2776(08)00403-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Adv Immunol. 2008;98:85-120. doi: 10.1016/S0065-2776(08)00403-3.