Article
CD8alpha+ and CD8alpha- subclasses of dendritic cells direct the development of distinct T helper cells in vivo.
The Journal of experimental medicine - 1 Feb 1999
Maldonado-López R, De Smedt T, Michel P, Godfroid J, Pajak B, Heirman C, Thielemans K, Leo O, Urbain J, Moser M
Abstract excerpt
Cells of the dendritic family display some unique properties that confer to them the capacity to sensitize naive T cells in vitro and in vivo. In the mouse, two subclasses of dendritic cells (DCs) have been described that differ by their CD8alpha expression and their localization in lymphoid orga...
Topics
- Animals
- Antigen Presentation
- CD8 Antigens
- Dendritic Cells
- Immune Tolerance
- Immunologic Memory
- Interferon-gamma
- Interleukins
- Langerhans Cells
- Lymphocyte Activation
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred BALB C
