The Langerhans cell
Journal Article
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· J. Invest. Dermatol.; (United States)
Langerhans cells are the bone-marrow-derived immune cells of the epidermis; they express Ia antigens and receptors for the Fc portion of IgG and complement components and are required for epidermal-cell-induced antigen-specific, syngeneic and allogeneic T-cell activitation and the generation of epidermal-cell-induced cytotoxic T cells. Their presence within the epidermis and functional integrity determine whether topical application of haptens leads to specific sensitization or unresponsiveness, and in skin grafts of only I region disparate donors, they represent the cells responsible for the critical allosensitizing signal. UV radiation abrogates most of Langerhans cell functions in vitro; under certain conditions in vivo, it prevents contact sensitization favoring the development of specific unresponsiveness. UV radiation abrogates antigen-presenting capacities of epidermal cells by interfering both with the processing of antigen by Langerhans cells and the production of the epidermal-cell-derived thymocyte activating factor required for optimal T-cell responses.
- Research Organization:
- Department of Dermatology I, University of Vienna, Austria
- OSTI ID:
- 5394832
- Journal Information:
- J. Invest. Dermatol.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Invest. Dermatol.; (United States) Vol. 80; ISSN JIDEA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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GRAFT-HOST REACTION
IMMUNITY
IMMUNOLOGY
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LYMPHOCYTES
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ORGANS
RADIATION EFFECTS
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SKIN
SKIN DISEASES
SOMATIC CELLS
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ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION