A Bloody Mess: Dendritic Cells Use Hemophagocytosis to Regulate Viral Inflammation

doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2013.08.024

Immunity

Volume 39, Issue 3, 19 September 2013, Pages 429-431

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Previous studies have highlighted the immune-dampening effects of apoptotic cell uptake by phagocytes. Ohyagi et al. (2013) expose a unique mechanism of immune regulation during viral infection, which is mediated through phagocytosis of apoptotic red cells by dendritic cells.

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