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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-1-13
pubmed:abstractText
An abrogation of the decline in epidermal Langerhans cell numbers above melanoma might significantly improve the efficacy of immunotherapy for melanoma treatment. Systemic Flt3 ligand (FL) administration in mice induced a significant increase in mature dendritic cells (DC) within the skin, preferentially in the dermis, whereas IL-12 promoted a significant increase of immature DC preferentially in the epidermis. Both effects were abrogated in IL-12 knockout mice. Thus, IL-12 could promote FL-induced accumulation of skin DC. The involvement of FL and IL-12 in the regulation of DC accumulation within the skin may contribute, at least in part, to the stimulation of antimelanoma immunity by FL- and IL-12-based immunotherapies. Moreover, FL and IL-12 could be used for selective in vivo generation of DC in either epidermis or dermis for experimental and clinical purposes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0022-202X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
113
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1028-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Differential regulation of epidermal and dermal dendritic cells by IL-12 and Flt3 ligand.
pubmed:affiliation
University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pennsylvania 15213, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't