Decrease in Circulating Dendritic Cell Precursors in Patients with Peripheral Artery Disease

• Main Authors: Daniel Kretzschmar (Author), Ilonka Rohm (Author), Sebastian Schäller (Author), Stefan Betge (Author), Rudin Pistulli (Author), Yevgeniya Atiskova (Author), Hans-R. Figulla (Author), Atilla Yilmaz (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a common manifestation of atherosclerosis. Inflammation is important for initiation and progression of the disease. Dendritic cells (DCs) as antigen-presenting cells play an important role in the immune system. Therefore, we hypothesize that, in patients with PAD,...