Effects of ionizing radiation on the immune system with special emphasis on the interaction of dendritic and T cells

Frontiers in Oncology

Volumn 2 AUG, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Manda, Katrin ^a   Glasow, Annegret ^b   Paape, Daniel ^a   Hildebrandt, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dendritic cells; Immune system; Ionizing radiation; Low dose; T cells

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD40 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; INTERCELLULAR ADHESION MOLECULE 1; INTERLEUKIN 12; STAT PROTEIN; T6 ANTIGEN;

CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VIABILITY; DENDRITIC CELL; DISEASE ERADICATION; DOWN REGULATION; HUMAN; IONIZING RADIATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIOSENSITIVITY; REVIEW; T LYMPHOCYTE; UPREGULATION;

EID: 84880101488     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2234943X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2012.00102     Document Type: Review

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