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KMID : 0578320120340040341
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Molecules and Cells
2012 Volume.34 No. 4 p.341 ~ p.347
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Dendritic Cells and Regulatory T Cells in Atherosclerosis
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Cheong Cheol-Ho
Choi Jae-Hoon
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Abstract
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Although macrophages and other immune system cells, especially T cells, have been shown to play diseasepromoting roles in atherosclerosis, less is known about the role of antigen presenting cells. Functional, immune stimulating dendritic cells (DCs) have recently been detected in aortic intima, the site of origin of atherosclerosis. We had compared DCs with macrophages in mice with experimental atherosclerosis, to clearly define cell types by developmental and functional criteria. This review summarizes recent advances in studies of DCs in humans and in mouse models of atherosclerosis, as well as providing a simple strategy to measure regulatory T (Treg) cells in the mouse aorta.
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KEYWORD
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atherosclerosis, dendritic cell, regulatory T cell
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