Immune Activation: Death, Danger and Dendritic Cells

Overview

Journal Curr Biol

Publisher Cell Press

Specialty Biology

Date 2004 Jan 9

PMID 14711433

Citations 13

Authors

Bali Pulendran

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Abstract

Dendritic cells are critical for host immunity, and sense microbes with pathogen recognition receptors. New evidence indicates that these cells also sense uric acid crystals in dead cells, suggesting that the immune system is conscious not only of pathogens, but also of death and danger.

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