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SUBMITTER: Fukuyama Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3273652 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Fukuyama Yoshiko Y Tokuhara Daisuke D Sekine Shinichi S Kataoka Kosuke K Markham Jonathan D JD Irwin Allyson R AR Moon Grace H GH Tokuhara Yuka Y Fujihashi Keiko K Davydova Julia J Yamamoto Masato M Gilbert Rebekah S RS Fujihashi Kohtaro K
Biochemical and biophysical research communications 20111219 1
Our previous studies showed that an adenovirus (Ad) serotype 5 vector expressing Flt3 ligand (Ad-FL) as nasal adjuvant activates CD11c(+) dendritic cells (DCs) for the enhancement of antigen (Ag)-specific IgA antibody (Ab) responses. In this study, we examined the molecular mechanism for activation of CD11c(+) DCs and their roles in induction of Ag-specific Th1- and Th2-cell responses. Ad-FL activated CD11c(+) DCs expressed increased levels of the Notch ligand (L)-expression and specific mRNA. W ...[more]