Role of dendritic cells in Th1/Th2 balance: A novel therapeutic target of allergic diseases

Considerable evidence supports the role of dendritic cells (DC) in the pathogenesis of allergic diseases. Dendritic cells, as the most potent antigen-presenting cells (APC) for the induction of primary immune response to antigen, are deeply involved in the differentiation of na'i've T cell...

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Main Authors: Yusei Ohshima, Motoko Yasutomi, Nemuko Omata, Mitsufumi Mayumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2004-01-01
Series:Allergology International
Subjects:
Th2
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1323893015311205