Self-glycolipids modulate dendritic cells changing the cytokine profiles of committed autoreactive T cells.

The impact of glycolipids of non-mammalian origin on autoimmune inflammation has become widely recognized. Here we report that the naturally occurring mammalian glycolipids, sulfatide and β-GalCer, affect the differentiation and the quality of antigen presentation by monocyte-derived dendritic cells...

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Main Authors: Karsten Buschard, Jan-Eric Månsson, Bart O Roep, Tatjana Nikolic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3527583?pdf=render