Article
Dendritic cells are present in the alveolar region of lungs from specific pathogen-free rats.
Regional immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Simecka J W, Thorp R B, Cassell G H
Abstract excerpt
The purpose of the present study was to establish the presence of dendritic cells in the alveolar region of rat lungs and determine whether they express the antigenic markers suggested in previous studies. We used pathogen-free rats to minimize changes in the cell populations due to subclinical infection and disease as inflammatory products can increase the number of dendritic cells in lungs. As an assay for...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigen-Presenting Cells
- Antigens, Differentiation
- Cell Separation
- Dendritic Cells
- Phenotype
- Pulmonary Alveoli
- Rats
- Receptors, Fc
- Specific Pathogen-Free Organisms
