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Interferon alpha induces generation of semi-mature dendritic cells with high pro-inflammatory and cytotoxic potential.
Cytokine - 1 Jan 2015
Leplina Olga Yu, Tyrinova Tamara V, Tikhonova Marina A, Ostanin Alexander A, Chernykh Elena R
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cell-based vaccines are considered as a new and promising immunotherapeutic approach for cancer treatment. However, the choice of optimal protocol of dendritic cell generation in vitro represents the major challenge. Here, we compared phenotype and functional characteristics of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells (DCs) generated in the presence of IL-4/GM-CSF (IL4-DCs) and IFNα/GM-CSF (IFN-DCs). We...
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