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MUCOSAL IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 7, Issue 1, Pages 27-37Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/mi.2013.42
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- Israel Science Foundation [1418/11]
- German Israeli Foundation for young investigators (GIF Young)
- Dr. I. Cabakoff Research Endowment Fund at the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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The oral cavity contains distinct mucosal surfaces, each with its own unique distribution of dendritic cell (DC) subsets. In addition to tissue- specific properties, such organization might confer differential immune outcomes guided by tissueresident DCs, which translate in the lymph node into an overall immune response. This process is further complicated by continual exposure and colonization of the oral cavity with enormous numbers of diverse microbes, some of which might induce destructive immunity. As a central cell type constantly monitoring changes in oral microbiota and orchestrating T-cell function, oral DCs are of major importance in deciding whether to induce immunity or tolerance. In this review, an overview of the phenotype and distribution of DCs in the oral mucosa is provided. In addition, the role of the various oral DC subsets in inducing immunity vs. tolerance, as well as their involvement in several oral pathologies is discussed.
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