PMID- 34743292 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220331 LR - 20220331 IS - 1559-1182 (Electronic) IS - 0893-7648 (Linking) VI - 59 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Jan TI - Dendritic Cell-Targeted Therapies to Treat Neurological Disorders. PG - 603-619 LID - 10.1007/s12035-021-02622-4 [doi] AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are the immune system's highly specialized antigen-presenting cells. When DCs are sluggish and mature, self-antigen presentation results in tolerance; however, when pathogen-associated molecular patterns stimulate mature DCs, antigen presentation results in the development of antigen-specific immunity. DCs have been identified in various vital organs of mammals (e.g., the skin, heart, lungs, intestines, and spleen), but the brain has long been thought to be devoid of DCs in the absence of neuroinflammation. However, neuroinflammation is becoming more recognized as a factor in a variety of brain illnesses. DCs are present in the brain parenchyma in trace amounts under healthy circumstances, but their numbers rise during neuroinflammation. New therapeutics are being developed that can reduce dendritic cell immunogenicity by inhibiting pro-inflammatory cytokine production and T cell co-stimulatory pathways. Additionally, innovative ways of regulating dendritic cell growth and differentiation and harnessing their tolerogenic capability are being explored. Herein, we described the function of dendritic cells in neurological disorders and discussed the potential for future therapeutic techniques that target dendritic cells and dendritic cell-related targets in the treatment of neurological disorders. CI - (c) 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. FAU - Hussain, Asim AU - Hussain A AD - Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. FAU - Rafeeq, Hamza AU - Rafeeq H AD - Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. FAU - Munir, Nimra AU - Munir N AD - Department of Biochemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. FAU - Jabeen, Zara AU - Jabeen Z AD - Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. FAU - Afsheen, Nadia AU - Afsheen N AD - Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. FAU - Rehman, Khalil Ur AU - Rehman KU AD - Department of Biochemistry, Riphah International University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. FAU - Bilal, Muhammad AU - Bilal M AD - School of Life Science and Food Engineering, Huaiyin Institute of Technology, Huaian, 223003, China. bilaluaf@hyit.edu.cn. FAU - Iqbal, Hafiz M N AU - Iqbal HMN AD - Tecnologico de Monterrey, School of Engineering and Sciences, 64849, Monterrey, Mexico. hafiz.iqbal@tec.mx. LA - eng GR - CVU: 735340/sistema nacional de investigadores/ PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20211106 PL - United States TA - Mol Neurobiol JT - Molecular neurobiology JID - 8900963 SB - IM MH - Animals MH - Dendritic Cells/*drug effects MH - *Drug Delivery Systems MH - Humans MH - *Immune Tolerance MH - Nervous System Diseases/*drug therapy/immunology OTO - NOTNLM OT - Dendritic cells OT - Dendritic cell-targeted therapies OT - Disease-specific therapies OT - Drug delivery systems OT - Neurological disorders EDAT- 2021/11/08 06:00 MHDA- 2022/04/01 06:00 CRDT- 2021/11/07 20:48 PHST- 2021/06/17 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/10/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/11/08 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/04/01 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/11/07 20:48 [entrez] AID - 10.1007/s12035-021-02622-4 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s12035-021-02622-4 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Mol Neurobiol. 2022 Jan;59(1):603-619. doi: 10.1007/s12035-021-02622-4. Epub 2021 Nov 6.