title: Insights how monocytes and dendritic cells contribute and regulate immune defense against microbial pathogens.
abstract: The immune system protects from infections primarily by detecting and eliminating invading pathogens. Beside neutrophils, monocytes and dendritic cells (DCs) have been recently identified as important sentinels and effectors in combating microbial pathogens. In the steady state mononuclear phagocytes like monocytes and DCs patrol the blood and the tissues. Mammalian monocytes contribute to antimicrobial defense by supplying tissues with macrophage and DC precursors. DCs recognize pathogens and are essential in presenting antigens to initiate antigen-specific adaptive immune responses, thereby bridging the innate and adaptive immune systems. Both, monocytes and DCs play distinct roles in the shaping of immune response. In this review we will focus on the contributions of monocytes and lymphoid organ DCs to immune defense against microbial pathogens in the mouse and their dynamic regulation from steady state to infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bieber
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Tübingen, Germany. Electronic address: Stella.Autenrieth@med.uni-tuebingen.de.
authors.forename: Stella E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Autenrieth
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000950:Antigens, Ly / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003713:Dendritic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D056747:Immunomodulation; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D009000:Monocytes / Q000166:cytology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D010641:Phenotype; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000950:Antigens, Ly; C494192:Ly-6C antigen, mouse; D016186:Receptor, Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor
keywords: Dendritic cells; Inflammatory DCs; Inflammatory monocytes; Innate immunity; Microbial infection; Monocytes; Tip-DCs