T cells, dendritic cells and epithelial cells in intestinal homeostasis

International Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 300, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 11-18

  Westendorf, Astrid M ^a   Fleissner, Diana ^a   Hansen, Wiebke ^a   Buer, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Intestinal epithelial cells; Intestinal homeostasis; T cells

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2; TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; DENDRITIC CELL; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; IMMUNOREGULATION; INTESTINE EPITHELIUM CELL; INTESTINE FLORA; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SHORT SURVEY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH17 CELL; TH2 CELL;

DENDRITIC CELLS; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 71649084107     PISSN: 14384221     EISSN: 16180607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2009.08.009     Document Type: Short Survey

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