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Phenotypic characteristics of human type II alveolar epithelial cells suitable for antigen presentation to T lymphocytes.
Respiratory research - 24 Jan 2011
Corbière Véronique, Dirix Violette, Norrenberg Sarah, Cappello Mattéo, Remmelink Myriam, Mascart Françoise
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BACKGROUND: Type II alveolar epithelial cells (AECII) are well known for their role in the innate immune system. More recently, it was proposed that they could play a role in the antigen presentation to T lymphocytes but contradictory results have been published both concerning their surface expressed molecules and the T lymphocyte responses in mixed lymphocyte cultures. The use of either AECII cell line or fresh...
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