Domiciliation des cellules dendritiques

Translated title of the contribution: Migration of dentritic cells

Caroline Robert

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    Abstract

    Dendritic cells (DC) are major actors of the immune system at the interface between innate and adaptive immunity. They are professional antigen presenting cells, capable of initiating an immune response by stimulating naive T cells. There are different subsets of DC, present in small number in every tissues or organs and characterized by distinct functions and migration patterns. Migration of DC from the blood to non-lymphoid tissues and from the tissues to secondary lymphoid organs are regulated by the expression of various combinations of adhesion molecules and chemokine receptors on the DC surface and of the corresponding ligands on the venular or lymphatic endothelium as well as in the target tissues. Inflammation strongly influences DC migration as well as the final issue of the immune response: tolerance or T cell stimulation. Finally, since DC are used for antitumoral vaccination, it might be possible to modify DC migration in order to obtain a more efficient immune response.

    Translated title of the contributionMigration of dentritic cells
    Original languageFrench
    Pages (from-to)265-273
    Number of pages9
    JournalHematologie
    Volume10
    Issue number4
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jul 2004

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