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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
Interactions with self-major histocompatibility complex molecules on dendritic cells (DCs) are important for the survival of mature CD4+ T cells. We have followed the DC-mediated signal from the T cell surface to the nucleus and identified a pattern of activation that correlates with increased in vitro survival. This response is induced exclusively by DCs and is likely associated with a modulation of the T cell activation threshold. We have also found that DC-mediated activation results in antigen-independent cytokine gene expression, which points to a new role for DCs in shaping the cytokine milieu. Such antigen-independent activation of T cells may play a role in protective immunity, but may also induce and perpetuate autoimmune states such as multiple sclerosis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1529-2908
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
2
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
932-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Antigens, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Cell Differentiation, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Clone Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Dendritic Cells, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Lymphocyte Activation, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Protein-Tyrosine Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Receptors, Interleukin, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Receptors, Interleukin-12, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-T-Lymphocytes, pubmed-meshheading:11561182-ZAP-70 Protein-Tyrosine Kinase
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Dendritic cells signal T cells in the absence of exogenous antigen.
pubmed:affiliation
Cellular Immunology Section, Neuroimmunology Branch, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-1400, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't