The airway antigen sampling system: respiratory M cells as an alternative gateway for inhaled antigens.

Kim, Dong-Young; Sato, Ayuko; Fukuyama, Satoshi; Sagara, Hiroshi; Nagatake, Takahiro; Kong, Il Gyu; Goda, Kaoru; Nochi, Tomonori; Kunisawa, Jun; Sato, Shintaro; Yokota, Yoshifumi; Lee, Chul Hee; Kiyono, Hiroshi

Kim, Dong-Young; Sato, Ayuko; Fukuyama, Satoshi; Sagara, Hiroshi; Nagatake, Takahiro; Kong, Il Gyu; Goda, Kaoru; Nochi, Tomonori; Kunisawa, Jun; Sato, Shintaro; Yokota, Yoshifumi; Lee, Chul Hee; Kiyono, Hiroshi.

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Kim DY; Division of Mucosal Immunology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.

J Immunol ; 186(7): 4253-62, 2011 Apr 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21357262

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Antigens, Bacterial/administration & dosage; Lymphoid Tissue/immunology; Nasal Mucosa/immunology; Nasopharynx/immunology; Plant Lectins/administration & dosage; Turbinates/immunology; Administration, Inhalation; Animals; Antigens, Bacterial/immunology; Epithelial Cells/immunology; Epithelial Cells/microbiology; Epithelial Cells/ultrastructure; Lymphocyte Count; Lymphoid Tissue/microbiology; Lymphoid Tissue/ultrastructure; Mice; Mice, 129 Strain; Mice, Inbred BALB C; Mice, Knockout; Nasal Cavity/immunology; Nasal Cavity/microbiology; Nasal Cavity/ultrastructure; Nasal Mucosa/microbiology; Nasal Mucosa/ultrastructure; Nasopharynx/microbiology; Nasopharynx/ultrastructure; Plant Lectins/biosynthesis; Plant Lectins/immunology; Salmonella typhimurium/immunology; Streptococcus pyogenes/immunology; Turbinates/microbiology; Turbinates/ultrastructure; Ulex/immunology; Wheat Germ Agglutinins/immunology

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Turbinates / Nasopharynx / Plant Lectins / Lymphoid Tissue / Antigens, Bacterial / Nasal Mucosa Limits: Animals Language: En Year: 2011 Type: Article

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