The large quantities and complex mixtures of antigens encountered daily at airway mucosal
and alveolar surfaces pose a major challenge to maintenance of immunological …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are crucial in determining the outcome of antigen encounter and
integrating signals derived from the antigen, its inflammatory context, and the host …

Dendritic cells (DC) are potent antigen presenting cells that display an extraordinary
capacity to present antigen to naïve T‐cells and initiate primary immune responses. In the …

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the role of conventional and plasmacytoid dendritic cells in inducing
and modulating immune responses in the lung. DATA SOURCES: The primary literature and …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are potent antigen-presenting cells. Because of their particular ability to
initiate and regulate cell mediated and humoral immune responses, there is considerable …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are a heterogenous population of antigen-presenting cells, of which
conventional DCs and plasmacytoid DCs are the main subsets. Like DC subsets in the …

Subsets of dendritic cells form a series of highly developed networks throughout the
respiratory tree, and represent the only professional antigen-presenting cells present within …

The respiratory tract is under constant bombardment from both innocuous and pathogenic
material. The decision of how to respond to these challenges is mediated by a specialized …

The lung contains many subsets of dendritic cells that are distributed in various anatomical
compartments. In homeostatic conditions, a fine-tuned balance exists between plasmacytoid …

The lung is continuously exposed to inhaled particles, microbes and harmless antigens to
which either immunity or tolerance is induced. Dendritic cells are mainly recognized for their …