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dendritic

[den-drit-ik] / dɛnˈdrɪt ɪk /


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After meeting another woman whose tumour shrunk following dendritic cell therapy, Sarah, who lives in Bristol, felt this was the best option to potentially extend her life.

From BBC

Writing in Nature, Ferris et al.1 reveal that a type of immune cell called a dendritic cell is more versatile than was previously thought in its ability to orchestrate tumour targeting.

From Nature

This was associated with an increase in infiltration of the tumours by T cells and dendritic cells, both of which are involved in the immune system’s response to cancer.

From Nature

They suggest that the metabolites modulate the ability of the brain’s immune cells, microglia, to engulf and degrade structures called dendritic spines that form synaptic connections between neurons.

From Nature

Antigen-presenting immune cells, such as macrophages or dendritic cells, that capture material from dead tumour cells and present it on type II MHC molecules are probably involved.

From Nature