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. 1999 Apr 30;284(5415):819-22.
doi: 10.1126/science.284.5415.819.

Chemokine Up-regulation and activated T cell attraction by maturing dendritic cells

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Chemokine Up-regulation and activated T cell attraction by maturing dendritic cells

H L Tang et al. Science. .

Abstract

Langerhans' cells migrating from contact-sensitized skin were found to up-regulate expression of macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC) during maturation into lymph node dendritic cells (DCs). Naïve T cells did not migrate toward MDC, but antigen-specific T cells rapidly acquired MDC responsiveness in vivo after a subcutaneous injection of antigen. In chemotaxis assays, maturing DCs attracted activated T cells more strongly than naïve T cells. These studies identified chemokine up-regulation as part of the Langerhans' cell maturation program to immunogenic T cell-zone DC. Preferential recruitment of activated T cells may be a mechanism used by maturing DCs to promote encounters with antigen-specific T cells.

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