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SUBMITTER: Nosenko MA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4947985 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr-Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Nosenko M A MA Drutskaya M S MS Moisenovich M M MM Nedospasov S A SA
Acta naturae 20160401 2
This review addresses the issue of bioengineering of artificial lymphoid organs.Progress in this field may help to better understand the nature of the structure-function relations that exist in immune organs. Artifical lymphoid organs may also be advantageous in the therapy or correction of immunodefficiencies, autoimmune diseases, and cancer. The structural organization, development, and function of lymphoid tissue are analyzed with a focus on the role of intercellular contacts and on the cytok ...[more]