Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells: From Heart to Vessels

Cardiovascular diseases, formerly only attributed to the alterations of the stromal component, are now recognized as immune-based pathologies. Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (pDCs) are important immune orchestrators in heart and vessels. They highly produce IFN type I that promote the polarization of...

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Main Authors: Rosalinda Sorrentino, Silvana Morello, Aldo Pinto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:International Journal of Vascular Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/430318