Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved cancer therapy, based on a
photochemical reaction between a light activatable molecule or photosensitizer, light, and …

The coevolution of host-pathogen interactions underlies many human physiological traits
associated with protection from or susceptibility to infections. Among the mechanisms that …

Vaccines against infectious diseases are the success story of immunology. They have
eradicated smallpox and spared countless people from tetanus, measles, polio, and …

▪ Abstract The conversion of exogenous and endogenous proteins into immunogenic
peptides recognized by T lymphocytes involves a series of proteolytic and other enzymatic …

With its vast amount of uncharacterized and characterized T cell epitopes available for
activating CD4+ T helper and CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocytes simultaneously, whole tumor …

Dendritic cells constitutively sample the tissue microenvironment and phagocytose both
microbial and host apoptotic cells,,,. This leads to the induction of immunity against invading …

Phagocytosis is an evolutionarily conserved process utilized by many cells to ingest
microbial pathogens, and apoptotic and necrotic corpses. Recent investigation has revealed …

Abstract Dendritic cells (DCs) capture Ags or viruses in peripheral tissue to transport them to
lymphoid organs to induce cellular T cell responses. Recently, a DC-specific C-type lectin …

Scavenger receptors (SR) are expressed by myeloid cells (macrophages and dendritic cells)
and certain endothelial cells. They play an important role in uptake and clearance of effete …

Protective immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis involves major histocompatibility
complex class I (MHC-I)-and CD1-restricted CD8 T cells, but the mechanisms underlying …