The regulatory role of dendritic cells in the induction and maintenance of T-cell tolerance

Autoimmunity

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-32

  Zanoni, Ivan ^a   Granucci, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Dendritic cells; Interleukin 2; Regulatory T cells; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

APOPTOSIS; AUTOIMMUNITY; CELL EXPANSION; CELL HETEROGENEITY; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE;

AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; CYTOKINES; DENDRITIC CELLS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2; SELF TOLERANCE; T-LYMPHOCYTES;

EID: 78751535378     PISSN: 08916934     EISSN: 1607842X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08916931003782148     Document Type: Review

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