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Published on: April 16, 2012
Dendritic cells in human aging
Anshu Agrawal1, Sudhanshu Agrawal, Sudhir Gupta
1Division of Basic and Clinical Immunology, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, United States.
Experimental Gerontology
|December 22, 2006
Abstract:
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a critical role in linking innate and adaptive immunity. A role of DCs in immunosenescence and chronic inflammation associated with aging has not been investigated in detail. In this article, we will briefly review DCs biology and changes associated with human aging.
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