Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical in the maintenance of self-tolerance and altered functions of DCs have been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid ...

Explore how our immune system balances defense against invaders and tolerates food proteins to prevent allergies and asthma.

The immune system must be able to quickly attack invaders like viruses, while also ignoring harmless stimuli, or allergies ...

New research zeroes in on a unique group of immune cells that could transform how we treat—and possibly prevent—severe food ...

Münz, J. D. Lünemann). Potential autoimmune disease treatments that target dendritic cells either inhibit the immunogenic functions of these cells or support their tolerogenic potential Most ...

Food allergies are slowly increasing within first world countries. According to the National Institute of Allergy and ...

Tolerogenic dendritic cells in the intestines are shown to reduce the immune responses caused by exposure to food proteins.

A study led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III (CNIC), in collaboration with the Instituto ...

A new study has revealed that a special group of cells in the intestines tamp down the immune responses caused by exposure to food proteins. Called 'tolerogenic dendritic cells,' these cells enable ...