Expression of human GITRL on myeloid dendritic cells enhances their immunostimulatory function but does not abrogate the suppressive effect of CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 93-105

  Tuyaerts, Sandra ^a   Van Meirvenne, Sonja ^a   Bonehill, Aude ^a   Heirman, Carlo ^a   Corthals, Jurgen ^a   Waldmann, Herman ^b   Breckpot, Karine ^a   Thielemans, Kris ^a   Aerts, Joeri L ^b,c  

^a FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Costimulation; GITR; Immunotherapy; Vaccination

Indexed keywords

GLUCOCORTICOID INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW CELL; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENDRITIC CELL; ELECTROPORATION; EMBRYO; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; CELLS, CULTURED; DENDRITIC CELLS; ELECTROPORATION; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; HUMANS; IMMUNITY; MYELOID CELLS; T-CELL ANTIGEN RECEPTOR SPECIFICITY; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 4; MURINAE; MUS;

EID: 34347396781     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1189/jlb.0906568     Document Type: Article

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