2007
Mucosal Dendritic Cells
Iwasaki A. Mucosal Dendritic Cells. Annual Review Of Immunology 2007, 25: 381-418. PMID: 17378762, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.immunol.25.022106.141634.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMucosal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsMucosal surfacesSpecialized dendritic cellsRobust protective immunityAdaptive immune systemMucus-secreting cellsProtective immunityEnvironmental antigensMucosal barrierCommensal floraImmune systemEpithelial cellsRecognition of microorganismsAntigenAppropriate local responsesCellsVital functionsResponsePathogensAbsence of pathogensExcretionImmunity
2005
Intestinal epithelial barrier and mucosal immunity
Sato A, Iwasaki A. Intestinal epithelial barrier and mucosal immunity. Cellular And Molecular Life Sciences 2005, 62: 1333. PMID: 15971108, DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5037-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDendritic cellsMucosal immunityPeyer's patchesMajor inductive siteMucosal dendritic cellsPP dendritic cellsResident dendritic cellsMucosal immune systemIntestinal epithelial barrierFood antigensInductive sitesGastrointestinal mucosaT cellsImmune inductionImmune responseRecent studiesEpithelial barrierImmune systemCommensal microbesSmall intestineA responsesInfectious pathogensImmunityAntigenInduction
1999
I. Mucosal dendritic cells: their specialized role in initiating T cell responses*
Iwasaki A, Kelsall B. I. Mucosal dendritic cells: their specialized role in initiating T cell responses*. American Journal Of Physiology 1999, 276: g1074-g1078. PMID: 10329996, DOI: 10.1152/ajpgi.1999.276.5.g1074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT cell responsesMucosal dendritic cellsDendritic cellsCell responsesCompetent antigen-presenting cellsPrimary T cell responsesTissue-resident dendritic cellsResident dendritic cellsAntigen-presenting cellsDC populationsLymphoid tissueRecent studiesCellsFunctional studiesResponseMucosaIsolation procedureSpecialized role