Isolation of Cutaneous Dendritic Cells

Author(s):  
Julie Helft ◽  
Miriam Merad
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Author(s):  
G. Rowden ◽  
M. G. Lewis ◽  
T. M. Phillips

Langerhans cells of mammalian stratified squamous epithelial have proven to be an enigma since their discovery in 1868. These dendritic suprabasal cells have been considered as related to melanocytes either as effete cells, or as post divisional products. Although grafting experiments seemed to demonstrate the independence of the cell types, much confusion still exists. The presence in the epidermis of a cell type with morphological features seemingly shared by melanocytes and Langerhans cells has been especially troublesome. This so called "indeterminate", or " -dendritic cell" lacks both Langerhans cells granules and melanosomes, yet it is clearly not a keratinocyte. Suggestions have been made that it is related to either Langerhans cells or melanocyte. Recent studies have unequivocally demonstrated that Langerhans cells are independent cells with immune function. They display Fc and C3 receptors on their surface as well as la (immune region associated) antigens.


2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. S72-S72
Author(s):  
Qi Xu ◽  
Xiumin Ma ◽  
Yuejie Zhu ◽  
Fengsen Li ◽  
Jianbing Ding

2000 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 890-897 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timm Schroeder ◽  
Claudia Lange ◽  
John Strehl ◽  
Ursula Just

2001 ◽  
Vol 120 (5) ◽  
pp. A183-A183
Author(s):  
H KOBAYASHI ◽  
H NAGATA ◽  
S MIURA ◽  
T AZUMA ◽  
H SUZUKI ◽  
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