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Corticosteroids prevent generation of CD34+-derived dermal dendritic cells but do not inhibit Langerhans cell developmentAndrea M Woltman
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
J Immunol 168:6181-8. 2002..In view of the different functional capacities of dermal/interstitial DC and Langerhans cells, this might affect the overall cellular immune response...
Rapamycin specifically interferes with GM-CSF signaling in human dendritic cells, leading to apoptosis via increased p27KIP1 expressionAndrea M Woltman
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Blood 101:1439-45. 2003..This mTOR/p27(KIP1)/mcl-1 survival seems unique for DCs and may provide novel opportunities to influence immune responses by specific interference with the life span of these cells...
The novel cyclophilin-binding drug sanglifehrin A specifically affects antigen uptake receptor expression and endocytic capacity of human dendritic cellsAndrea M Woltman
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
J Immunol 172:6482-9. 2004..In contrast, FcalphaRI (CD89) and FcgammaRII (CD32) were increased by SFA. The explicit effect of SFA on the expression of Ag uptake receptors and Ag capture by DCs makes SFA unique among immunophilin-binding immunosuppressive drugs...
MIP-3alpha/CCL20 in renal transplantation and its possible involvement as dendritic cell chemoattractant in allograft rejectionAndrea M Woltman
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Am J Transplant 5:2114-25. 2005..These data suggest a role for MIP-3alpha/CCL20 in amplification of the immune response during renal allograft rejection by attraction of CCR6+ inflammatory cells, which may include DC, to the site of inflammation...
Renal tubular epithelial cells modulate T-cell responses via ICOS-L and B7-H1Simone de Haij
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Kidney Int 68:2091-102. 2005..Recently, new costimulatory molecules [inducible T cell costimulator-L (ICOS-L) and B7-H1] have been described, which appear to be involved in peripheral T-cell activation...
Induction of donor-specific T-cell hyporesponsiveness using dexamethasone-treated dendritic cells in two fully mismatched rat kidney transplantation modelsAnnelein M Stax
Department Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Transplantation 86:1275-82. 2008..Here, we investigated the immunoregulatory role of DexDC in two different rat acute rejection models of kidney transplantation...
IL-10-producing macrophages preferentially clear early apoptotic cellsWei Xu
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
Blood 107:4930-7. 2006..Our studies suggest that, under steady-state conditions, IL-10-producing Mø2s are prominently involved in the clearance of early apoptotic cells...
CD40L stimulation of rat dendritic cells specifically favors the IL-12/IL-10 ratio resulting in a strong T cell stimulatory capacityAnnelein M Stax
Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Nephrology, Leiden, The Netherlands
Mol Immunol 45:2641-50. 2008..This implies that the difference found in T cell stimulatory capacity by the stimulated DC is due to the cytokine profile of the DC at the time of T cell activation...
Immune modulation of human dendritic cells by complementGiuseppe Castellano
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Eur J Immunol 37:2803-11. 2007..Therefore, we hypothesize that, next to a pivotal role in the safe clearance of apoptotic cells, C1q regulates the threshold of DC activation and thereby prevents hyperactivation of the overall immune response...
Opsonization with C1q and mannose-binding lectin targets apoptotic cells to dendritic cellsAlma J Nauta
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
J Immunol 173:3044-50. 2004..Therefore, we propose that early complement components support safe clearance of cellular debris by facilitating phagocytosis and possibly by immunomodulatory mechanisms, thus preventing autoimmunity...
Dendritic cells and complement: at the cross road of innate and adaptive immunityGiuseppe Castellano
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, C3-P, Albinusdreef 2, P.O. Box 9600, 2333 ZA Leiden, The Netherlands
Mol Immunol 41:133-40. 2004..This review focuses on novel findings, which have started to shed light on these intriguing components of the innate immune system...
Maturation of dendritic cells abrogates C1q production in vivo and in vitroGiuseppe Castellano
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Blood 103:3813-20. 2004..Therefore, immDCs may be considered an additional source of C1q in humans...
Dendritic cells of IgA nephropathy patients have an impaired capacity to induce IgA production in naïve B cellsJan-Willem Eijgenraam
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
Kidney Int 68:1604-12. 2005....
Functional modulation of dendritic cells to suppress adaptive immune responsesAndrea M Woltman
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, The Netherlands
J Leukoc Biol 73:428-41. 2003..A better understanding of DC immunobiology may lead to the development of specific therapies to prevent or dampen immune responses...
Production of inflammatory mediators by renal epithelial cells is insensitive to glucocorticoidsSimone de Haij
Department of Nephrology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
Br J Pharmacol 137:197-204. 2002..The lack of dexamethasone-mediated inhibition was specific for renal epithelial cells and could not be explained by an increased expression of the glucocorticoid receptor beta isoform...
Human immature dendritic cells efficiently bind and take up secretory IgA without the induction of maturationHeleen C Heystek
Department of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Medical Center, Meibergdreef 15, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
J Immunol 168:102-7. 2002....
