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Dendritic Cells and Macrophages: Sentinels in the Kidney.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 7 Oct 2015
Weisheit Christina K, Engel Daniel R, Kurts Christian
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The mononuclear phagocytes (dendritic cells and macrophages) are closely related immune cells with central roles in anti-infectious defense and maintenance of organ integrity. The canonical function of dendritic cells is the activation of T cells, whereas macrophages remove apoptotic cells and microbes by phagocytosis. In the kidney, these cell types form an intricate system of mononuclear phagocytes that surveys...
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