In contrast to most dendritic-cell populations, Langerhans cells repopulate locally throughout life in the steady state, independently of any input from the blood circulation. In contrast to ...

One of these rare disorders -- which resembles some types of cancer-- is called Langerhans cell histiocytosis ... for specific proteins and other markers of the disease. We don’t know all ...

The DC subpopulation in epithelial tissues is known as Langerhans cells ... their morphology and expression of cell surface markers changes, initiating maturation and migration to lymph nodes ...

Studies of Langerhans cell chimerism after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation are difficult in humans because of the lack of easily identifiable markers that distinguish donor from recipient ...

Langerhans cells suppress CD8 T cells in situ during mucocutaneous acute graft-versus host disease. Journal of Investigative Dermatology , 2020; DOI: 10.1016/j.jid.2020.09.018 Cite This Page : ...

In a study published in Nature Communications, Dr. Eiji Yoshihara, PhD, investigator at The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and an assistant professor at ...

We report an unusual case of Langerhans cell granulomatosis (LCG) manifested as a villous synovial proliferation in a 38-year-old female jogger. One year after the onset of joint symptoms ...

Langerhans Cells Regulate Immune Reactions In The Skin Date: December 20, 2005 Source: Yale University Summary: Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have demonstrated that Langerhans cells in ...

Panel A shows physiologic Langerhans-cell (LC) and dermal dendritic-cell (DC) ontogeny and function. Under normal conditions, LC precursors arise from yolk-sac progenitors or fetal liver monocytes ...

One of the types of skin cell that is attacked is Langerhans cells (LCs). LCs are known to negatively or positively regulate various types of immune responses--that is, to induce, or prevent them.

Simplified System of Classification of Langerhans'-Cell Histiocytosis in Adults. Little is known about the causation, natural history, treatment, and prognosis of pulmonary Langerhans'-cell ...