Ito cells, stellate cells, and myofibroblasts: new actors in antigen presentation.
Winau et al. provide convincing evidence that liver stellate cells can be antigen-presenting cells. This paper raises the following question: what are the roles and importance of diverse antigen-presenting cells in different organs?
Unanue
Emil R
ER
Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. unanue@pathbox.wustl.edu
D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation / Q000276:immunology*; D000938:Antigen-Presenting Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology*; D005347:Fibroblasts / Q000166:cytology* / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology*