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Distinctive role of efferocytosis in dendritic cell maturation and migration in sterile or infectious conditions.
Immunology - 1 Jul 2017
Penteado Letícia de Aquino, Dejani Naiara Naiana, Verdan Felipe Fortino, Orlando Allan Botinhon, Niño Victoria Eugenia, Dias Fernanda De Nuzzi, Salina Ana Carolina Guerta, Medeiros Alexandra Ivo
Abstract excerpt
Efferocytosis, or clearance of apoptotic cells (ACs), by dendritic cells (DCs) leads to immune response suppression and tolerance to self-antigens. However, efferocytosis of infected apoptotic cells (IACs) leads to the production of a mixed pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine milieu. We examined the DC phenotype and ability to migrate after phagocytosis of ACs or IACs and observed higher levels of CD86 and CCR7...
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