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Butyrate inhibits functional differentiation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells.
Cellular immunology - 1 Jan 2000
Wang Biao, Morinobu Akio, Horiuchi Marika, Liu Jun, Kumagai Shunichi
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a key role in immune function through antigen presentation by MHC and CD1, as well as cytokine production that shapes the immune response. Here we report that butyrate, a histone deacetylase inhibitor, inhibits the functional differentiation of human monocyte-derived DCs. Mature DCs were generated from monocytes in the presence of granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor...
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