PMID- 17262964 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20121022 LR - 20070131 IS - 0559-7765 (Print) IS - 0559-7765 (Linking) VI - 37 IP - 4 DP - 2006 Oct TI - [Immunoregulatory effect of dendritic cells and its signal transduction]. PG - 313-8 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are highly efficient antigen-presenting cells (APC). Following antigen stimulating, DC could migrate from peripheral tissues to lymphoid organs via chemotactic factors and up-regulate major histocompatibility complex, costimulatory molecules, adhesion molecules, secreting cytokines, acquiring the unique capacity to prime naive T cells. DC takes up antigen through phagocytosis, pinocytosis, and endocytosis via different groups of receptor families, such as C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) for antigen capture and presentation, Toll-like receptors (TLRs) for pathogen recognition and DC activation. The present review focuses on the progress of DC biology as well as immunoregulation, activation via distinct pathogen recognition receptors and intracellular signal transduction pathway. FAU - Xu, Shan AU - Xu S AD - Burns Institute, First Hospital Affiliated to the PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China. FAU - Yao, Yong-Ming AU - Yao YM FAU - Sheng, Zhi-Yong AU - Sheng ZY LA - chi PT - English Abstract PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. PT - Review PL - China TA - Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan JT - Sheng li ke xue jin zhan [Progress in physiology] JID - 20730140R SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology/*metabolism MH - Humans MH - Signal Transduction EDAT- 2007/02/01 09:00 MHDA- 2012/10/23 06:00 CRDT- 2007/02/01 09:00 PHST- 2007/02/01 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2012/10/23 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2007/02/01 09:00 [entrez] PST - ppublish SO - Sheng Li Ke Xue Jin Zhan. 2006 Oct;37(4):313-8.