TOLEROGENIC AND ACTIVATORY PLASMACYTOID DENDRITIC CELLS IN AUTOIMMUNITY
Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are a particular subset of DCs that link innate and adaptive immunity. They are responsible for the substantial production of type 1 interferon (IFN-I) in response to viral RNA or DNA through activation of TLR7 and 9. Furthermore, pDCs present antigens and induce...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Immunology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fimmu.2013.00059/full |