Dendritic Cells and Virus Infection
| By: | Alexander Steinkasserer |
| Publisher: | Springer Nature |
| Print ISBN: | 9783540442905 |
| eText ISBN: | 9783662065082 |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Copyright: | 2003 |
| Format: | Reflowable |
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Dendritic cells are vital to induce potent anti-viral immune responses. It will become clear to the reader that dendritic cells often play a dual role during viral infections. On the one hand they are able to mount potent antiviral immune responses, and on the other hand several viruses, including HIV-1, use DC as a vector to be transferred from the periphery to the lymph nodes where they infect their prime target.