Dendritic cells in renal biopsies of patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis
Author(s) -
Benjamin Wilde,
Pieter van Paassen,
Jan Damoiseaux,
Petra Heerings-Rewinkel,
Henk van Rie,
Oliver Witzke,
Jan Willem Cohen Tervaert
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfp019
Subject(s) - medicine , cd3 , pathology , immune system , dendritic cell , biopsy , infiltration (hvac) , glomerulonephritis , cellular infiltration , kidney , immunology , cd8 , inflammation , physics , thermodynamics
Dendritic cells (DCs) maintain immune tolerance and are able to initiate immune responses. Their involvement in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is unknown. In this study, the participation of DC subsets is investigated in renal biopsies of AAV patients.
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