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This study is an attempt to shed light on why the connective tissue mast cell (MC) is preserved in all species with a blood circulatory system, i.e., the vertebrates since >500 million years, which suggests that the MC performs as yet not understood indispensible life‐promoting actions. The literature survey focuses on data in published papers on MC functions in immunological and nonimmunological...
Membrane‐type matrix metalloproteinases (MT‐MMPs) are cell membrane‐tethered proteinases that belong to the family of the MMPs. Apart from their roles in degradation of the extracellular milieu, MT‐MMPs are able to activate through proteolytic processing at the cell surface distinct molecules such as receptors, growth factors, cytokines, adhesion molecules, and other pericellular proteins. Although...