The balance between conventional DCs and plasmacytoid DCs is pivotal for immunological tolerance during pregnancy in the mouse

• Main Authors: Shi, Meng, Fang, Wen-Ning, Meng, Chao-Yang, Li, Dan-Dan, Peng, Jing-Pian
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immune Tolerance; Dendritic Cells; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/87628; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/46758
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Dendritic cells (DCs), which can shape their functions depending on the microenvironment, are crucial for the delicate balance of immunity and tolerance during pregnancy. However, the mechanism underlying the microenvironment-educated plasticity of DC differentiation during pregnancy remains largely...