Article
Antigen presentation by human dermal microvascular endothelial cells. Immunoregulatory effect of IFN-gamma and IL-10.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Jun 1994
Vora M, Yssel H, de Vries J E, Karasek M A
Abstract excerpt
Human dermal microvascular endothelial cells (HDMEC) play a central role in many aspects of the inflammatory and immune reactions in skin. HDMEC display a phenotypic diversity ranging from cells with an epithelioid morphology to those that show both morphologic and biochemical characteristics of...
Topics
- Adult
- Allergens
- Animals
- Antigen Presentation
- Antigens, Dermatophagoides
- Cells, Cultured
- Dermatitis
- Down-Regulation
- Endothelium, Vascular
- Glycoproteins
- HLA-DR Antigens
- Humans
- In Vitro Techniques
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukin-10
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mites
- Phenotype
