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Interleukin-4 affects the mature phenotype and function of rat bone marrow-derived dendritic cells.
Molecular medicine reports - 1 Jul 2015
Wang Shizhong, Sun Xiao, Zhou Haijun, Zhu Zhichao, Zhao Wenjie, Zhu Chunfu
Abstract excerpt
Granulocyte macrophage‑colony stimulating factor (GM‑CSF), and GM‑CSF plus interleukin‑4 (GM‑CSF + IL‑4) are two commonly‑used cytokine therapies for the generation of bone marrow‑derived dendritic cells (DCs). However, the mechanisms underlying IL‑4 involvement in DC generation and maturation remain unclear. In order to investigate the effect of IL‑4 on DC generation, DCs from rat bone marrow progenitors were...
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