@inbook{839b45ec20e74b0a8ee54fde8479e42a,
title = "Mast Cell Activation Test (MAT)",
abstract = "The mast cell (MC) activation assay is a robust in vitro tool for exploring MC reactivity in allergy. Here we describe the use of the mast cell activation test (MAT) that makes use of human primary MCs generated from peripheral blood progenitors, sensitized overnight with patients{\textquoteright} sera and activated with allergens. Flow cytometry is used to assess the changes in expression of the activation marker CD63, and the percentage of cell degranulation is defined as the percentage of CD63 +-positive MCs. ",
author = "Rajia Bahri and Silvia Bulfone-Paus",
note = "Funding Information: This research is supported by the following grants: Medical Research Council (MRC) Confidence-in-Concepts award to the University of Manchester (reference MC-PC-15038). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020. Copyright: Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.",
year = "2020",
doi = "doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0696-4\_19",
language = "English",
isbn = "978-1-0716-0695-7",
series = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
publisher = "Springer Nature",
pages = "227--238",
booktitle = "Methods in Molecular Biology",
address = "United States",
}