BACKGROUND Endometriosis, a common oestrogen-dependent inflammatory disorder in
women of reproductive age, is characterized by endometrial-like tissue outside its normal …

Cancer immunotherapy attempts to harness the power and specificity of the immune system
to treat tumours. The molecular identification of human cancer-specific antigens has allowed …

The female reproductive tract harbors distinct microbial communities, as in the vagina,
cervical canal, uterus, and fallopian tubes. The nature of the vaginal microbiota is well …

Immune tolerance is necessary to prevent the immune system from reacting against self, and
thus to avoid the development of autoimmune diseases. In this review, we discuss key …

Although much progress has been made in the understanding of the ontogeny and function
of dendritic cells (DCs), the transcriptional regulation of the lineage commitment and …

In the past decade, gold nanoparticles have attracted strong interest from the
nanobiotechnological community owing to the significant progress made in robust and easy …

Alopecia areata (AA) is an autoimmune disease that presents as nonscarring hair loss,
although the exact pathogenesis of the disease remains to be clarified. Disease prevalence …

Langerhans cells (LCs) are a specialized subset of dendritic cells (DCs) that populate the
epidermal layer of the skin. Langerin is a lectin that serves as a valuable marker for LCs in …

Dry eye is a common ocular surface inflammatory disease that significantly affects quality of
life. Dysfunction of the lacrimal function unit (LFU) alters tear composition and breaks ocular …

Since their discovery by Steinman and Cohn in 1973, dendritic cells (DCs) have become
increasingly recognized for their crucial role as regulators of innate and adaptive immunity …