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Susceptibility of Immature and Mature Langerhans Cell-Type Dendritic Cells to Infection and Immunomodulation by Human Cytomegalovirus
13 Jun 2003
Abstract excerpt
Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection initiates in mucosal epithelia and disseminates via leukocytes throughout the body. Langerhans cells (LCs), the immature dendritic cells (DCs) that reside in epithelial tissues, are among the first cells to encounter virus and may play important roles in the immune response, as well as in pathogenesis as hosts for viral replication and as vehicles for dissemination. Here, we...
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