Allergic rhinitis is clinically defined as a symptomatic disorder of the nose induced by an IgE-
mediated inflammation after allergen exposure of the membranes lining the nose. Symptoms …

CCL20, alternatively named liver and activation-regulated chemokine (LARC), macrophage
inflammatory protein-3α (MIP-3α) or Exodus-1, is the only chemokine known to interact with …

Abstract Background. Women in Africa, especially young women, have very high human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence rates that cannot be fully explained by behavioral …

Tumor-associated fibroblasts are key regulators of tumorigenesis. In contrast to tumor cells,
which are genetically unstable and mutate frequently, the presence of genetically more …

Although there has been great progress in treating human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1)
infection, preventing transmission has thus far proven an elusive goal. Indeed, recent trials …

Lymphopenia and increasing viral load in the first 10 days of severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) suggested immune evasion by SARS-coronavirus (CoV). In this study, we …

Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are small molecular weight proteins with broad spectrum
antimicrobial activity against bacteria, viruses, and fungi. These evolutionarily conserved …

CX3CR1 expression is associated with the commitment of CSF-1R+ myeloid precursors to
the macrophage/dendritic cell (DC) lineage. However, the relationship of the CSF-1R+ …

Dendritic cells (DCs) are bone marrow-derived cells of both lymphoid and myeloid stem cell
origin that populate all lymphoid organs including the thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes, as …

We describe the anatomical localization of three distinct dendritic cell (DC) subsets in the
murine Peyer's patch (PP) and explore the role of chemokines in their recruitment. By two …