Vaginal epithelial dendritic cells renew from bone marrow precursors
Iijima N, Linehan MM, Saeland S, Iwasaki A. Vaginal epithelial dendritic cells renew from bone marrow precursors. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2007, 104: 19061-19066. PMID: 18006657, PMCID: PMC2141908, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0707179104.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdoptive TransferAnimalsAnimals, CongenicAntigens, CDAntigens, SurfaceBone Marrow CellsCell LineageDiestrusEpidermal CellsEpithelial CellsFemaleHerpes GenitalisLectins, C-TypeLymph NodesMannose-Binding LectinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMucous MembraneMultipotent Stem CellsOrgan SpecificityRadiation ChimeraVaginaConceptsEpithelial dendritic cellsDendritic cellsLangerhans cellsKey professional antigen-presenting cellsProfessional antigen-presenting cellsSkin Langerhans cellsAntigen-presenting cellsPrimary immune responseEpidermal Langerhans cellsMucosal epithelial liningBone marrow precursorsSquamous epithelial layerStratified squamous epithelial layerHSV-2Sex hormonesImmune responseOral cavityVaginal mucosaEpithelial liningMarrow precursorsActivation statusSpecialized subsetCytometric analysisEpithelial layerCells