dendritic cell

noun

1. a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.

dendritic cell

/ dĕn-drĭt′ĭk /

1. A highly specialized white blood cell found in the skin, mucosa, and lymphoid tissues that initiates a primary immune response by activating lymphocytes and secreting cytokines.

Example Sentences

Livingston says the artificial lymph node approach is different from a cancer vaccine, which typically activates a dendritic cell, an immune system component that teaches T-cells what to search for.

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People with cancer often develop malfunctioning dendritic cells, and the artificial lymph node skips the dendritic cell to directly activate T-cells.

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If the binding was too weak, the parental cell moved away from the dendritic cell and experienced its own dysfunction.

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This breakthrough finding could potentially lead to the development of disease prevention strategies involving beneficial bacteria and new drugs targeting the regulation of dendritic cell function.

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"Dendritic cell vaccines have the potential to harness the patients' own immune system to get them into remission and potentially keep the cancer from coming back."

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