Endogenous cortisol and TGF-β in human aqueous humor contribute to ocular immune privilege by regulating dendritic cell function

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 186, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 305-311

  Denniston, Alastair K ^a   Kottoor, Sherine H ^a   Khan, Imran ^a   Oswal, Kadambari ^a   Williams, Geraint P ^a   Abbott, Joseph ^a   Wallace, Graham R ^a   Salmon, Mike ^a   Rauz, Saaeha ^a   Murray, Philip I ^a   Curnow, S John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CD83 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; HYDROCORTISONE; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 1; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGEN CLASS 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DENDRITIC CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; AQUEOUS HUMOR; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; DENDRITIC CELLS; EYE; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS I; HISTOCOMPATIBILITY ANTIGENS CLASS II; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

EID: 79251555270     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: 15506606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1001450     Document Type: Article

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