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Friday, May 16, 2008
DNA vaccines get a boost from dendritic cells
Adding these immunity-directing cells to DNA vaccines may increase the treatment’s efficacy against diseases such as HIV and SARS.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
First evidence of native dendritic cells in brain
The immunity-directing cells had only been seen in the brain after injury or disease, but new research reveals that the central nervous system has its own dendritic cell population.

Friday, May 9, 2008
New theory suggests how hepatitis C may cause rare immune disease
New evidence dispels a decade-old theory of virally induced mixed cryoglobulnemia, a medical condition that leads to cancer, arthritis or both.


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At home in the brain. Immune-directing dendritic cells native to the brain (shown here in green and yellow) may act as gatekeepers, policing pathogens and other invading particles that enter through nasal passages. More ...
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