Abstract: The underlying events of how dendritic cells (DC) are capable of evoking an antigen-specific skin sensitization response are not yet understood. Recently, we revealed a set of genes in human cord blood CD34(+) DC (CD34-DC) that show a discriminating behaviour after skin sensitizing exposure. Based on their differential expression, an in vitro assay was developed to identify chemicals as sensitizing or not. This study was designed to investigate the genes' involvement in the DC response to skin sensitizers and as such gain insights in the sensit...
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Immunology
Cell biology