Animal Science
Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University describe findings in animal science
Published in Hospital Business Week, October 4th, 2009
"Besides their role as potent antigen-presenting cells, myeloid dendritic cells (MDCs), but not plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs), have been reported to have cytotoxic or cytostatic activity on some tumor cells. In this article, we analyzed the tumoristatic potential of a distinct peripheral blood monocyte-derived MDC subset which co-expressed PDC-specific marker CD123," scientists in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report.
"CD123(+) MDCs represented a subset of small-sized DCs and accounted for 45-60% of peripheral blood monocytes cultured with granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor and interleukine-4 (IL-4) for 7 d. They exhibited more significant...
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