Organization of the Skin Immune System and Compartmentalized Immune Responses in Infectious Diseases
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- Juarez Antonio Simões Quaresma
- Center of Biological and Health Sciences, State University of Pará, Belém, PA, Brazil
説明
<jats:p>The skin is an organ harboring several types of immune cells that participate in innate and adaptive immune responses. The immune system of the skin comprises both skin cells and professional immune cells that together constitute what is designated skin-associated lymphoid tissue (SALT). In this review, I extensively discuss the organization of SALT and the mechanisms involved in its responses to infectious diseases of the skin and mucosa.</jats:p>
収録刊行物
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- Clinical Microbiology Reviews
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Clinical Microbiology Reviews 32 (4), 2019-09-18
American Society for Microbiology
