Mast cells in cardiovascular disease: Fibrosis, angiogenesis and atherogenesis

Gabriel Bueno 1, Ilze Bot 2, Anish A Kanhai 2, Roberta Stilhano 1, Peter Libby 3, Guido R Y De Meyer 4, Leonardo Martin 5

1 Department of Physiological Sciences, Santa Casa de São Paulo School of Medical Sciences, São Paulo, Brazil.
2 Division of BioTherapeutics, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University, Leiden, the Netherlands.
3 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
4 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium; Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
5 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Laboratory of Physiopharmacology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium; Infla-Med Centre of Excellence, University of Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address: leonardo.martin@uantwerpen.be.