Tumor Cell/Dendritic Cell Interactions and the Influence of Tumors on Dendritic Cell-mediated Anti-Tumor Immune Responses and Dendritic Cell-Based Tumor Immunotherapies

• Main Author: Timothy Bullock (auth)
• Other Authors: Kristian Michael Hargadon (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Medicine; cross-presentation; tumor; cancer immunotherapy; Immune Regulation; dendritic cell; tumor immune evasion
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Significant efforts over the last two decades have been made to better understand the factors that control DC maturation and activation and the impact of these processes on overall host immunity. In addition to the well-characterized role of DC in the induction of immunity to pathogens, a role for t...