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Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase expression and functional activity in dendritic cells exposed to cholera toxin.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Aug 2012
Slavica L, Nurkkala-Karlsson M, Karlson T, Ingelsten M, Nyström J, Eriksson K
Abstract excerpt
Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO), a tryptophan-metabolizing enzyme expressed by dendritic cells (DC), has the potential to inhibit T cell responses and to promote tolerance. In contrast, cholera toxin (CT), the enterotoxin produced by Vibrio cholerae, promotes T cell responses, partly through its ability to induce DC maturation and promote antigen presentation. We hypothesized that the adjuvant activity of CT is...
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