PMID- 36160158 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220928 IS - 2296-858X (Print) IS - 2296-858X (Electronic) IS - 2296-858X (Linking) VI - 9 DP - 2022 TI - Langerin-expressing dendritic cells in pulmonary immune-related diseases. PG - 909057 LID - 10.3389/fmed.2022.909057 [doi] LID - 909057 AB - Dendritic cells (DCs) are "frontline" immune cells dedicated to antigen presentation. They serve as an important bridge connecting innate and adaptive immunity, and express various receptors for antigen capture. DCs are divided into various subclasses according to their differential expression of cell surface receptors and different subclasses of DCs exhibit specific immunological characteristics. Exploring the common features of each sub-category has became the focus of many studies. There are certain amounts of DCs expressing langerin in airways and peripheral lungs while the precise mechanism by which langerin(+) DCs drive pulmonary disease is unclear. Langerin-expressing DCs can be further subdivided into numerous subtypes based on the co-expressed receptors, but here, we identify commonalities across these subtypes that point to the major role of langerin. Better understanding is required to clarify key disease pathways and determine potential new therapeutic approaches. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Xuan, Li, Wu, Adcock, Zeng and Yao. FAU - Xuan, Shurui AU - Xuan S AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Li, Yuebei AU - Li Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Wu, Yunhui AU - Wu Y AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Adcock, Ian M AU - Adcock IM AD - Airway Disease Section, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom. FAU - Zeng, Xiaoning AU - Zeng X AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. FAU - Yao, Xin AU - Yao X AD - Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220907 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Med (Lausanne) JT - Frontiers in medicine JID - 101648047 PMC - PMC9490018 OTO - NOTNLM OT - dendritic cells OT - immunity OT - langerin OT - pathogenesis OT - pulmonary immune-related disease COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/09/27 06:00 MHDA- 2022/09/27 06:01 PMCR- 2022/09/07 CRDT- 2022/09/26 17:46 PHST- 2022/03/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/08/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/26 17:46 [entrez] PHST- 2022/09/27 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/09/27 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/09/07 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmed.2022.909057 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Sep 7;9:909057. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.909057. eCollection 2022.