title: The role of dendritic cells in the innate immune system.
abstract: Dendritic cells (DCs) are bone-marrow-derived leucocytes that are specialised antigen-presenting cells capable of stimulating a primary T-lymphocyte response to specific antigen. In this chapter we discuss the role DCs play in the innate response acting as a critical link with the adaptive response and the influence of the innate response on dendritic cells.
authors.affiliation: Mater Medical Research Institute, Aubigny Place, Mater Misericordiae Hospitals, South, Brisbane, Australia.
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Angel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: MacDonald
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vuckovic
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D000941:Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D019070:Cell Lineage / Q000276:immunology; D002465:Cell Movement; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000502:physiology*; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000276:immunology; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals / Q000276:immunology; D011946:Receptors, Antigen / Q000276:immunology; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000276:immunology; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors
chemical_list: D000941:Antigens; D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D021382:Protein Sorting Signals; D011946:Receptors, Antigen; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors