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- Title
Dendritic cells: emerging pharmacological targets of immunosuppressive drugs.
- Authors
Hackstein, Holger; Thomson, Angus W
- Abstract
Immunosuppressive drugs have revolutionized organ transplantation and improved the therapeutic management of autoimmune diseases. The development of immunosuppressive drugs and understanding of their action traditionally has been focused on lymphocytes, but recent evidence indicates that these agents interfere with immune responses at the earliest stage, targeting key functions of dendritic cells (DCs). Here, we review our present understanding of how classical and new immunosuppressive agents interfere with DC development and function. This knowledge might provide a rational basis for the selection of immunosuppressive drugs in different clinical settings and for the generation of tolerogenic DCs in the laboratory.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Immunology, 2004, Vol 4, Issue 1, p24
- ISSN
1474-1733
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nri1256