Effects of recombinant gamma-interferon on HLA-DR and DQ expression by skin cells in short-term organ culture.
Messadi DV, Pober JS, Murphy GF. Effects of recombinant gamma-interferon on HLA-DR and DQ expression by skin cells in short-term organ culture. Laboratory Investigation 1988, 58: 61-7. PMID: 3121914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort-term organ cultureHLA-DRLangerhans cellsOrgan cultureT6-positive Langerhans cellsClass II major histocompatibility antigensImmune interferonClass II major histocompatibility moleculesEpidermal dendritic cellsCutaneous immune responsesDendritic cell populationsHLA-DR expressionSkin microvascular endothelial cellsMajor histocompatibility antigensMicrovascular endothelial cellsSkin cellsNewborn human foreskinMajor histocompatibility moleculesDendritic cellsInflammatory mediatorsDQ expressionHLA-DQOrgan culture systemHistocompatibility antigensImmune response