title: The ABC of dendritic cell development and function.
abstract: ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are known for their involvement in clinical multidrug resistance (MDR) and their physiological defensive functions in barrier organs. More recently, attention has been focused on their possible involvement in the regulation of immune responses following the identification of their substrates as known immunomodulating agents (e.g. prostaglandins, leukotrienes and cyclic nucleotides) and their functional expression in various immune effector cells, most notably in dendritic cells (DCs). This review addresses the possible roles of ABC transporters in DC development and function, as well as the putative immunostimulatory potential of their cytostatic substrates and how this knowledge might benefit DC-based chemo-immunotherapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Rieneke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: van de Ven
authors.forename: George L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Scheffer
authors.forename: Rik J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Scheper
authors.forename: Tanja D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: de Gruijl
mesh_terms: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007167:Immunotherapy; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018528:ATP-Binding Cassette Transporters; D010446:Peptide Fragments