PMID- 30023210 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2213-8803 (Electronic) IS - 2213-879X (Print) IS - 2213-879X (Linking) VI - 4 IP - 2 DP - 2016 Apr-Jun TI - Modulation of dendritic cell immune functions by plant components. PG - 55-62 LID - 10.1016/j.jmau.2016.01.001 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are the key linkage between innate and adoptive immune response. DCs are classified as specialized antigen-presenting cells that initiate T-cell immune responses during infection and hypersensitivity, and maintain immune tolerance to self-antigens. Initiating T-cell immune responses may be beneficial in infectious diseases or cancer management, while, immunosuppressant or tolerogenic responses could be useful in controlling autoimmunity, allergy or inflammatory diseases. Several types of plant-derived components show promising properties in influencing DC functions. Various types of these components have been proven useful in clinical application and immune-based therapy. Therefore, focusing on the benefits of plant-based medicine regulating DC functions may be useful, low-cost, and accessible strategies for human health. This review illustrates recent studies, investigating the role of plant components in manipulating DC phenotype and function towards immunostimulating or immunosuppressing effects either in vitro or in vivo. FAU - Aldahlawi, Alia M AU - Aldahlawi AM AD - Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. AD - Immunology Unit, King Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20160108 PL - India TA - J Microsc Ultrastruct JT - Journal of microscopy and ultrastructure JID - 101709862 PMC - PMC6014213 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells OT - Herbal medicine OT - Immunostimulation OT - Immunosuppression OT - Plant extract EDAT- 2016/04/01 00:00 MHDA- 2016/04/01 00:01 PMCR- 2016/04/01 CRDT- 2018/07/20 06:00 PHST- 2015/12/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/12/24 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/07/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/04/01 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/04/01 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2016/04/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - JMAU-4-55 [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.jmau.2016.01.001 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Microsc Ultrastruct. 2016 Apr-Jun;4(2):55-62. doi: 10.1016/j.jmau.2016.01.001. Epub 2016 Jan 8.