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JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 175, Issue 1, Pages 15-20Publisher
AMER ASSOC IMMUNOLOGISTS
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.175.1.15
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Investigating the signals that re late the function of dendritic cells (DC), the sentinels of the immune system, is critical to understanding the role of DC in the regulation of immune responses. Accumulating lines of evidence indicate that in addition to innate stimuli and T cell-derived signals, B lymphocytes exert a profound regulatory effect in vitro and in vivo on the Ag-presenting function of DC The identification of B cells as a cellular source of cytokines, chemokines, and autoantibodies that are critically involved in the process of maturation, migration, and function of DC provides a rationale for immunotherapeutic intervention of autoimmune and inflammatory conditions by targeting B cells. Conversely, efficient cross-presentation of Ags by DC pulsed with immune complexes provides an alternative approach in the immunotherapy Of cancer and infectious diseases.
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