Importance of distinct dendritic cell subsets in malaria immunity and pathology

• Main Author: Piva, Lucia
• Other Authors: Ruedl Christiane
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/58918
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Plasmodium species infections trigger strong innate and acquired immune responses, which are often associated with severe pathology, like in the case of cerebral malaria. Dendritic cells (DCs), a heterogeneous family of antigen presenting cells, constitute the most important myeloid lineage in orche...