title: Dendritic cells in tolerance and autoimmune diabetes.
abstract: Type 1 diabetes is a T cell mediated autoimmune disease where both central and peripheral mechanisms effect T cell tolerance induction. Dendritic cells (DCs) are key regulators of innate and adaptive immune responses. They significantly contribute to central and peripheral T cell tolerance and, following maturation, induce the activation and differentiation of naïve T cells into effector and memory cells. DCs are also major actors in inflammation. Given these multiple effects on immune responses, DCs are suspected to contribute to autoimmune diseases. In this review we discuss how some specific features of DC may contribute to type 1 diabetes.
authors.affiliation: Centre de Physiopathologie de Toulouse Purpan, Université Toulouse III Paul-Sabatier, Toulouse F-31300, France; INSERM, U1043, Toulouse F-31300, France; CNRS, UMR5282, Toulouse F-31300, France. Electronic address: sylvie.guerder@inserm.fr.
authors.forename: Sylvie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guerder
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Joncker
authors.forename: Karim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mahiddine
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Serre
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017951:Antigen Presentation; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000276:immunology*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007108:Immune Tolerance; D057057:Serine Proteases / Q000276:immunology; D013950:Thymus Gland / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D057057:Serine Proteases