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TNF-alpha enhances phenotypic and functional maturation of human epidermal Langerhans cells and induces IL-12 p40 and IP-10/CXCL-10 production.
FEBS letters - 4 Jul 2005
Berthier-Vergnes Odile, Bermond Fabienne, Flacher Vincent, Massacrier Catherine, Schmitt Daniel, Péguet-Navarro Josette
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DC) play a central role in immunity/tolerance decision, depending on their activation/maturation state. TNF-alpha is largely produced in the skin under inflammatory conditions. However, it still remains to be defined how TNF-alpha modulates the activation status of human LC, the most specialized DC controlling skin immunity. Here, we reported that fresh immature LC, highly purified from healthy...
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