Harnessing human plasmacytoid dendritic cells as professional APCs

The plasmacytoid dendritic cell (pDC) constitutes a unique DC subset that links the innate and adaptive arm of the immune system. Whereas the unique capability of pDCs to produce large amounts of type I IFNs in response to pathogen recognition is generally accepted, their antigen-presenting function...

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Main Authors: Tel, Jurjen, van der Leun, Anne M., Figdor, Carl G., Torensma, Ruurd, de Vries, I. Jolanda M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3401502/