Murine myeloid dendritic cells that phagocytose apoptotic T cells inhibit the immune response via NO.

The contraction phase of antigen-specific immune responses involves the apoptotic loss of numerous activated lymphocytes. While apoptotic cells are known to induce immune suppression, the mechanisms involved therein are still ambiguous. Some reports have speculated that macrophages can induce regula...

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Main Authors: Kaili Zhong, Wengang Song, Qian Wang, Chao Wang, Xi Liu, Dongwei Chen, Zhongli Zhu, Yiqing Wu, Weijing Zhang, Minghui Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3499560?pdf=render