title: [The role of adhesion molecules in the immune system].
abstract: Adhesion molecules play a major role in many biological functions. They are crucial in the development of embryo into formed organism; later they mediate many physiological and pathological functions. From the immunological point of view they are involved in virtually every process of cell interactions, involving thymic selection and antigen priming, antigen recognition and cell activation, cytotoxicity and lymphocyte recirculation. This review focuses mainly on the role of adhesion molecules in close contact between the cells, crucial for the inflammatory and immune responses. (Tab. 3, Fig. 1, Ref. 29.)
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology, Institute of Preventive and Clinical Medicine, Bratislava. bll@fmed.uniba.sk
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Horvathova
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferencik
mesh_terms: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules / Q000276:immunology* / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular
chemical_list: D015815:Cell Adhesion Molecules
vernacular_title: Uloha adhezívnych molekúl v imunitnom systéme.