Article
Induction of the CD1a Langerhans cell marker on human monocytes.
Archives of oral biology - 1 Feb 1995
Athanasas-Platsis S, Savage N W, Winning T A, Walsh L J
Abstract excerpt
Monocytes have recently been recognized as a precursor of Langerhans cells. This study examined the regulatory influence of the epithelial environment on the putative first step of the transition towards a Langerhans cell phenotype--the induction of CD1a antigen. The keratinocyte-derived cytokines granulocyte-macrophage-colony-stimulating factor, tumour necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, and interleukin-1 beta...
Topics
- Adult
- Antigens, CD
- Antigens, CD1
- Antigens, Surface
- Epithelial Cells
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Gingiva
- Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
- Humans
- Interleukin-1
- Interleukin-6
