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Monocyte-derived dendritic cells: targets as potent antigen-presenting cells for the design of vaccines against infectious diseases.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Feb 2014
Qu Chunfeng, Brinck-Jensen Nanna-Sophie, Zang Mengya, Chen Kun
Abstract excerpt
Monocytes play important roles in the inflammatory response, which is essential for the innate response to pathogens. Monocytes are able to differentiate to dendritic cells (DCs) under inflammatory situations. In recent decades, the heterogeneity of monocytes and their different traffic pathways have been identified in both human and murine systems. Different monocyte subsets show distinct inflammatory cytokine...
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