Innate immune network in asthma: studies on dendritic cell interaction with airway epithelium
K Stein, A Jenckel, U Jappe, H Heine · Pneumologie · 2016 · Heft 07
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Background: The interaction of various types of innate and adaptive immune cells during ongoing allergic asthma is pivotal for the outcome and the resolution of the disease. Dendritic cells (DC) are key regulators of this network, however, the airway epithelium is the first entry site for airborne allergens and signals derived from these cells can affect DC function decisively. Methods: A 3D co-culture model involving the airway epithelial cell line Calu-3, cultured under air-liquid interface (ALI) conditions, and monocyte-derived DC was used to study the interaction of these cell types when challenged with airb…