Characterizing Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Activation in the Context of HIV Stimulation

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are important in innate and adaptive immune responses against viral infections, producing remarkable levels of type I interferon as well as other immunomodulatory cytokines. In vitro, pDCs can control replication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Following na...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lo, Calvin Chun Chung
Other Authors: Ostrowski, Mario
Language:en_ca
Published: 2010
Subjects:
HIV
pDC
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/25772