PMID- 30687326 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191025 LR - 20200309 IS - 1664-3224 (Electronic) IS - 1664-3224 (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2018 TI - Understanding the Functional Properties of Neonatal Dendritic Cells: A Doorway to Enhance Vaccine Effectiveness? PG - 3123 LID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03123 [doi] LID - 3123 AB - Increased susceptibility to infectious diseases is a hallmark of the neonatal period of life that is generally attributed to a relative immaturity of the immune system. Dendritic cells (DCs) are innate immune sentinels with vital roles in the initiation and orchestration of immune responses, thus, constituting a promising target for promoting neonatal immunity. However, as is the case for other immune cells, neonatal DCs have been suggested to be functionally immature compared to their adult counterparts. Here we review some of the unique aspects of neonatal DCs that shape immune responses in early life and speculate whether the functional properties of neonatal DCs could be exploited or manipulated to promote more effective vaccination in early life. FAU - Papaioannou, Nikos E AU - Papaioannou NE AD - Biomedical Center, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany. FAU - Pasztoi, Maria AU - Pasztoi M AD - Biomedical Center, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany. FAU - Schraml, Barbara U AU - Schraml BU AD - Biomedical Center, Institute for Cardiovascular Physiology and Pathophysiology, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany. AD - Walter-Brendel-Centre of Experimental Medicine, University Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munich, Germany. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20190110 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Immunol JT - Frontiers in immunology JID - 101560960 RN - 0 (Vaccines) SB - IM MH - Adult MH - Age Factors MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Bacterial Infections/immunology/microbiology/prevention & control MH - Dendritic Cells/*immunology MH - Humans MH - Immunogenicity, Vaccine MH - Infant, Newborn MH - Mice MH - Vaccination/*methods MH - Vaccines/administration & dosage/*immunology MH - Virus Diseases/immunology/microbiology/prevention & control PMC - PMC6335269 OTO - NOTNLM OT - DC subsets OT - DC targeting OT - T cell activation OT - dendritic cell (DC) OT - early life immunity OT - immune system development OT - innate immunity OT - vaccination EDAT- 2019/01/29 06:00 MHDA- 2019/10/28 06:00 PMCR- 2018/01/01 CRDT- 2019/01/29 06:00 PHST- 2018/08/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2018/12/18 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/01/29 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/01/29 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/10/28 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2018/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03123 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Immunol. 2019 Jan 10;9:3123. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.03123. eCollection 2018.