2015
Chapter 25 Mucosal Dendritic Cells Origins, Subsets, and Biology
Lambrecht B, Iwasaki A, Kelsall B. Chapter 25 Mucosal Dendritic Cells Origins, Subsets, and Biology. 2015, 489-541. DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-415847-4.00025-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDC populationsGenitourinary tractDendritic cell populationsDendritic cell originDC biologyCrohn's diseaseAllergic diseasesEnvironmental antigensDistinct anatomical locationsInflammatory conditionsUnique immunological functionsImmunological functionsSurface phenotypeImmune functionMucosal tissuesAnatomical locationCell originMaturation pathwayBarrier functionMajor portalCellular originDiseaseCell populationsFunctional equivalentAntigen
2008
Dendritic cells and macrophages in the genitourinary tract
Iijima N, Thompson J, Iwasaki A. Dendritic cells and macrophages in the genitourinary tract. Mucosal Immunology 2008, 1: 451-459. PMID: 19079212, PMCID: PMC2684461, DOI: 10.1038/mi.2008.57.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntigen-presenting cellsDendritic cellsGenitourinary tractGU tractUnderstanding of DCsSubsets of DCsImmune defenseFemale genital mucosaInnate immune defenseGenital mucosaMaternal toleranceSex hormonesAdaptive immunityReproductive functionMacrophagesTractNumerous agentsSTIsImportant reproductive functionsCellsDivergent rolesMucosaFetusesInfectionHormone