SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Chapter One. Ontogeny and Functional Specialization of Dendritic Cells in Human and Mouse
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 History of DC Identification and Characterization
3 Recent Advances in Mouse DC Immunobiology: Lessons from a Rodent
4 Recent Advances in Human DC Immunobiology
5 Humanized Mice
6 Matching Mice and Men
7 The Relationship of DCs to Monocytes and Macrophages
8 Next Steps Ahead
9 Disclosure Statement
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Two. Dendritic Cell Migration Through the Lymphatic Vasculature to Lymph Nodes
Abstract
1 Structure and Function of the Lymphatic Vasculature
2 DC Migration into Lymphatics and the Requirement for Specialized Lymphatic Capillaries
3 DC Mobilization to LNs: The Role of CCR7
4 DC Mobilization to LNs: The Machinery for Locomotion
5 Lymphangiogenesis and DC Trafficking During Inflammation
6 Concluding Remarks
References
Chapter Three. A Close Encounter of the Third Kind: Monocyte-Derived Cells
Abstract
1 Dendritic Cell and Macrophages
2 Monocytes, the Mononuclear Phagocytes of the Blood Compartment
3 Monocytes, as Precursors of Tissue Mononuclear Phagocytes
4 Monocyte-Derived Cells in the Inflamed Peritoneum
5 Monocyte-Derived Cells in the Inflamed Brain
6 Monocyte-Derived Cells in the Intestine
7 Development of Monocyte-Derived Cells
8 Perspective
Acknowledgment
References
Chapter Four. Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cell Development
Abstract
1 Background
2 Markers for pDC Identification
3 Cytokines Promoting pDC Development
4 Transcription Factors Determining pDC Development
5 Early Investigation of the Myeloid Versus Lymphoid Origin of pDC
6 Markers of pDC of Lymphoid Origin?
7 CDP and the Consensus Myeloid Pathway to pDC
8 Reassessment of the Lymphoid Pathway to pDC
9 Implications of RAG-1 Expression and IgH Gene Rearrangements in pDC
10 Extension of the CDP Definition to Include New pDC Precursors
11 A Different Non-pDC but pDC-Like Product of the Myeloid Pathway
12 Tracking pDC Development Using Cellular “Barcoding”
13 Some Conclusions
References
Chapter Five. Pathological Consequence of Misguided Dendritic Cell Differentiation in Histiocytic Diseases
Abstract
1 The Mononuclear Phagocyte System
2 The DC Lineage
3 Origin and Regulation of DC Differentiation
4 DC Heterogeneity
5 Batf–IRF8–ID2-Dependent DC Lineage
6 Batf3–ID2–IRF8-Independent DC Lineage
7 Monocyte-Derived DCs and Inflammatory DCs
8 The LC Exception
9 The Human DC Lineage
10 Human Histiocytoses as a Result of Dysregulated Differentiation of the Human Myeloid Compartment
11 Conclusion and Perspective
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Six. Macrophage Activation and Polarization as an Adaptive Component of Innate Immunity
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Activation, Priming, and Tolerance as Adaptive Responses of Macrophages (Fig. 6.1)
3 Polarized Activation
4 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying Macrophage Polarization
5 Epigenetic Regulation of Macrophage Polarization
6 Posttanscriptional Regulation in Macrophage Activation and Polarization
7 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Seven. Terminal Differentiation of Dendritic Cells
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Dendritic Cell Subsets
3 Transcriptional Regulation of Early DC Development: Cellular Differentiation and Some of the Key Regulatory Molecules
4 Transcriptional Regulation of Late DC Development at Steady State
5 Alternative DC Generation: Emergency Hematopoiesis
6 Perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Eight. Diversity of Pathogen Sensors in Dendritic Cells
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Diversity of Pathogen Sensors in DCs
3 Interactions and Effectors
4 Perspectives
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Nine. Transcriptional Control of Dendritic Cell Development
Abstract
1 Dendritic Cells Comprise Functionally Heterogeneous Subsets
2 DC Development
3 ZBTB46 and CDCS
4 Ongoing Issues in DC Development
Acknowledgments
References
Chapter Ten. Transcriptional Control of Macrophage Identity, Self-Renewal, and Function
Abstract
1 Creating Macrophage Identity
2 Controlling Macrophage Numbers and Proliferation
3 Transcriptional Control of Macrophage Specialization and Functional Activation States
4 Concluding Remarks
Acknowledgments
References
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