IL-1 production by human thymic dendritic cells: studies on the interrelation with DC accessory function.

doi:10.1016/0008-8749(91)90288-m

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IL-1 production by human thymic dendritic cells: studies on the interrelation with DC accessory function.

Cellular immunology - 1 Jul 1991

Lafontaine M, Landry D, Blanc-Brunât N, Pelletier M, Montplaisir S

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Thymic dendritic cells (DC) have been proposed to play a critical role in the generation of immunocompetent T lymphocytes. Since IL-1 is widely considered to be an important second signal in T cell stimulation, we have studied the ability of isolated human thymic DC to produce IL-1. Using the EL4...

Topics

Antigen-Presenting Cells
Cells, Cultured
Dendritic Cells
HLA-DR Antigens
Humans
Indomethacin
Interleukin-1
Lipopolysaccharides
Lymphocyte Activation
Phenotype
Thymus Gland

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