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Published on: June 2, 2011
Dendritic cells and their involvement in atherosclerosis
1Lipid Metabolism Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston 02114, USA. bobryshev@molbio.mgh.harvard.edu
Abstract:
Dendritic cells constitute a unique family of cells able to induce primary immune responses. Over the past decade, immunologists have been increasingly preoccupied with dendritic cells and dendritic cells are now seen as a panacea for vaccine development, tumour immunotherapy and a host of other immunological applications. The recent finding of dendritic cells accumulating in atherosclerotic lesions should stimulate investigation of their contributions to atherogenesis and their potential use in anti-atherosclerosis therapies.
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