title: Dendritic cells in bacteria handling in the gut.
abstract: DCs in the gut have specialized functions and are involved in maintaining intestinal homeostasis via tolerizing the microbiota and inducing immunity to pathogenic bacteria. Here, we summarize the characteristics of two major subtypes of phagocytes in the gut (CX3CR1(+) and CD103(+)) and pDCs and analyze their possible involvement in bacterial handling.
authors.affiliation: Department of Experimental Oncology, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy. maria.rescigno@ifom-ieo-campus.it
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rescigno
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000276:immunology*; D001419:Bacteria / Q000276:immunology*; D000073883:CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains / Q000276:immunology*; D007422:Intestines / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000073883:CX3C Chemokine Receptor 1; C095235:CX3CR1 protein, human; D039001:Integrin alpha Chains; D019707:Receptors, Chemokine; C091367:alpha E integrins