The peripheral blood fibrocyte is a potent antigen-presenting cell capable of priming naive T cells in situ
Chesney J, Bacher M, Bender A, Bucala R. The peripheral blood fibrocyte is a potent antigen-presenting cell capable of priming naive T cells in situ. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 1997, 94: 6307-6312. PMID: 9177213, PMCID: PMC21045, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.94.12.6307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, CDCell DifferentiationCell MovementCells, CulturedCicatrixCoculture TechniquesCrosses, GeneticFemaleFibroblastsFlow CytometryHIVHIV Core Protein p24HIV Envelope Protein gp120HLA-DR AntigensHumansImmunophenotypingLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C3HMice, Inbred DBANeutralization TestsSkinT-LymphocytesConceptsNaive T cellsAntigen presentationT cellsHuman fibrocytesDistinct cell surface phenotypePrime naive T cellsPotent antigen-presenting cellsMajor histocompatability complex (MHC) moleculesAdhesion molecules CD11aAntigen-specific immunityProximal lymph nodesPeripheral blood fibrocytesAntigen-presenting cellsCostimulatory molecules CD80T cell proliferationCell surface phenotypeBlood-borne cellsHIV protein p24Dendritic cellsLymph nodesBlood fibrocytesPotent APCsTissue injurySurface phenotypeCutaneous injury