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Dendritic cells acquire tolerogenic properties at the site of sterile granulomatous inflammation.
Cellular immunology - 1 Feb 2005
Vasilijić Sasa, Savić Danijel, Vasilev Sasa, Vucević Dragana, Gasić Sonja, Majstorović Ivana, Janković Srda, Colić Miodrag
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Subcutaneous implantation of polyvinyl sponges represents a suitable model for studying the mechanisms of acute and chronic inflammation, granulomatous foreign-body reaction, as well as wound healing. Using such a model in rats, we studied the phenotypic and functional characteristics of dendritic cells (DC). DC were purified from the sponge exudate using a combination of separation gradients, adherence to...
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