| General Introduction: Dendritic cells: Antigen presentation, accessory function and clinical relevance | p. 1 |
| Endocytic activity of dendritic cells is similar to other antigen presenting cells | p. 11 |
| Immunocytochemical characterization of dendritic cells | p. 17 |
| Requirements of exogenous protein antigens for presentation to CD4+ T lymphocytes by MHC Class II-positive APC | p. 23 |
| Modulation of MHC Class II determinants on rat Langerhans cells during short term culture | p. 29 |
| A dendritic cell specific determinant present in endosomes is involved in the presentation of protein antigens | p. 35 |
| Dendritic cells are potent antigen-presenting cells for microbal superantigen | p. 41 |
| Divergent T-cell cytokine profiles induced by dendritic cells from different tissues | p. 47 |
| Adhesion molecules: Co-stimulators and Co-mitogens in dendritic cell - T cell interaction | p. 53 |
| Dendritic cell dependent expression of IgA by clones in T/B microcultures | p. 59 |
| Adhesion molecules in tonsil DC-T cell interactions | p. 65 |
| Dendritic cells have reduced cell surface membrane glycoproteins including CD43 determinants | p. 71 |
| The effect of human dendritic cells on the lectin-induced responsiveness of CD4+ T cells to IL-2 and IL-4 | p. 75 |
| Analysis of cytokine and cytokine receptor production by human dendritic cells | p. 81 |
| Costimulating factors and signals relevant for antigen presenting cell function | p. 87 |
| Distinct T cell stimulation mechanism and phenotype of human blood dendritic cells | p. 93 |
| The role of dendritic cells in the regulation of T cell cytokine synthesis | p. 99 |
| The role of dendritic cells as co-stimulators in tolerance induction | p. 105 |
| The influence of dendritic cells on T-cell cytokine production | p. 111 |
| Phenotypical and functional characterization of dendritic cells in the human peritoneal cavity | p. 117 |
| Dendritic cells isolated from rat and human non-lymphoid tissue are very potent accessory cells | p. 123 |
| Antigen presenting capacity of peritoneal macrophages and dendritic cells | p. 129 |
| T-cell repertoire development in MHC class II deficient humans | p. 135 |
| Rat thymic dendritic cells | p. 141 |
| Rat thymic dendritic Cells: flow cytometry analysis | p. 147 |
| Ultrastructure of interdigitating cells in the rat thymus during Cyclosporin A treatment | p. 153 |
| T cell tolerance and antigen presenting cell function in the thymus | p. 159 |
| Tolerizing mice to human leukocytes: A step toward the production of monoclonal antibodies specific for human dendritic cells | p. 165 |
| Morphological and functional differences between HLA-Dr+ peripheral blood dendritic cells and HLA Dr+ IFN-alpha producing cells | p. 173 |
| Three monoclonal antibodies to antigen presenting cells in the rat with differential influence on cellular interactions | p. 179 |
| The MHC expression of dendritic cells from mouse spleen isolated by centrifugal elutriation is upregulated during short term culture | p. 185 |
| II-6 and its high affinity receptor during differentiation of monocytes into Langerhans cells | p. 191 |
| Phagocytosis of antigens by Langerhans cells | p. 199 |
| Dissection of human Langerhans cell allostimulatory function. Modulation by interferon-[gamma] | p. 205 |
| Human in vitro T cell sensitization using hapten-modified epidermal Langerhans cells | p. 209 |
| Monocyte-derived Langerhans cells from different species - morphological and functional characterization | p. 213 |
| A serial section study of mice Langerhans cell granules after DNFB painting | p. 219 |
| Skin dendritic cell-lymphocyte interactions in autologous system | p. 225 |
| Induction of the low affinity receptor for IgE (Fc[epsilon]RII/CD23) on human blood dendritic cells by interleukin-4 | p. 231 |
| Fc [actual symbol not reproducible] RI mediates IGE-binding to human epidermal Langerhans cells | p. 237 |
| Murine epidermal Langerhans cells as a model to study tissue dendritic cells | p. 243 |
| Differentiation of dendritic cells in cultures of rat and mouse bone marrow cells | p. 251 |
| TNF and GM-CSF dependent growth of an early progenitor of dendritic Langerhans cells in human bone marrow | p. 257 |
| Human bone marrow contains potent stimulatory cells for the allogeneic MLR with the phenotype of dendritic cells | p. 263 |
| Recombinant GM-CSF induces in vitro differentiation of dendritic cells from mouse bone marrow | p. 269 |
| Signals required for differentiating dendritic cells from human monocytes in vitro | p. 275 |
| Down-regulation and release of CD14 on human monocytes by IL-4 depends on the presence of serum or GM-CSF | p. 281 |
| Serum-free differentiation of rat and human dendritic cells, accompanied by acquisition of the nuclear lamins A/C as differentiation markers | p. 287 |
| Immunophenotypic and ultrastructural differentiation and maturation of nonlymphoid dendritic cells in osteopetrotic (op) mice with the total absence of macrophage colony stimulating factor activity | p. 293 |
| Loading of dendritic cells with antigen in vitro or in vivo by immunotargeting can replace the need for adjuvant | p. 299 |
| Migration of alveolar macrophages from alveolar space to paracortical T cell area of the draining lymph node | p. 305 |
| Comparison of Langerhans cells and interdigitating reticulum cells | p. 311 |
| Migration of dendritic cells during contact sensitization | p. 315 |
| Peritoneal cell labelling: A study on the migration of macrophages and dendritic cells towards the gut | p. 321 |
| Dendritic Cells "in vivo": Migration and antigen handling | p. 327 |
| Follicular dendritic cells: Isolation procedures, short and long term cultures | p. 333 |
| Heterogeneity and cellular origin of follicular dendritic cells | p. 339 |
| Differential uptake and trapping of TI-2 antigens: An unexpected role for follicular dendritic cells in the induction of TI-2 immune responses | p. 345 |
| Ultrastructural heterogeneity of follicular dendritic cells in the human tonsil | p. 353 |
| Ultrastructural analysis of human lymph node follicles after HIV-1 infection | p. 359 |
| Emperipolesis of lymphoid cells by human follicular dendritic cells in vitro | p. 365 |
| The localization of lymphokines in murine germinal centers | p. 371 |
| Two different mechanisms of immune-complex trapping in the mouse spleen during immune responses | p. 377 |
| Cellular requirements for functional reconstitution of follicular dendritic cells in SCID mice | p. 383 |
| Interaction through the LFA-1/ICAM-1 pathway prevents programmed cell death of germinal center B cells | p. 387 |
| Membrane expression of Fc[actual symbol not reproducible] RII/CD23 and release of soluble CD23 by follicular dendritic cells | p. 393 |
| Follicular dendritic cells in malignant lymphomas - Distribution, phenotypes and ultrastructures | p. 399 |
| Lymphoid follicles in Cynomolgus monkeys after infection with simian immunodeficiency virus | p. 405 |
| Destruction of follicular dendritic cells in murine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (MAIDS) | p. 411 |
| Changes in follicular dendritic cell and CD8+ cell function in macaque lymph nodes following infection with SIV[subscript 251] | p. 417 |
| Rapid and selective isolation of follicular dendritic cells by low speed centrifugations discontinuous BSA gradients | p. 425 |
| Follicular dendritic cells do not produce TNF-[alpha] nor its receptor | p. 431 |
| Splenic lesions in hypogammaglobulinaemia | p. 437 |
| Ontogenic study on the bronchus associated lymphoid tissue (BALT) in the rat, with special reference to dendritic cells | p. 443 |
| DRC1 expression on lymphoid normal and pathological cells | p. 449 |
| Binding of HIV-1 to human follicular dendritic cells | p. 455 |
| Follicular dendritic cells in germinal center reactions | p. 461 |
| Follicular dendritic cells and dendritic cell nomenclature | p. 467 |
| Langerhans cells as outposts of the dendritic cell system | p. 469 |
| Heterogeneity of dendritic cells and nomenclature | p. 481 |
| Report of the panel discussion | p. 487 |
| Dendritic cells in transplantation | p. 489 |
| Down-regulation of MHC-expression on dendritic cells in rat kidney grafts by PUVA pretwatment | p. 495 |
| Cytokine mediators of non-lymphoid dendritic cell migration | p. 501 |
| Isolation of dendritic leukocytes from non-lymphoid organs | p. 507 |
| RTIB/D+ non-lymphoid DC in early GVHD and Hg-induced autoimmunity of rat salivary and lacrimal glands | p. 513 |
| In-vitro infection of peripheral blood dendritic cells with human immunodeficiency virus-1 causes impairment of accessory functions | p. 521 |
| Simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) induced alterations of thymus IDCs | p. 527 |
| Murine leukaemia virus infections as models for retroviral disease in humans | p. 533 |
| Langerhans cells and interdigitating cells in HIV infection | p. 539 |
| Dendritic cells in HIV-1 and HTLV-1 infection | p. 545 |
| Dendritic cells in allergic and chronic inflammatory responses | p. 551 |
| Pulmonary dendritic cell populations | p. 557 |
| Blood dendritic cells are highly adherent to untreated and cytokine-treated cultured endothelium | p. 563 |
| Antigen specific T cell priming in vivo by intratracheal injection of antigen presenting cells | p. 571 |
| Histology and immunophenotype of dendritic cells in the human lung | p. 577 |
| Acquisition of Chlamydial antigen by dendritic cells and monocytes | p. 581 |
| Experimental cutaneous leishmaniasis: Langerhans cells internalize Leishmania major and induce an antigen-specific T-cell response | p. 587 |
| Endocytosis of potential contact sensitizers by human dendritic cells | p. 593 |
| Dendritic cells and "dendritic" macrophages in the uveal tract | p. 599 |
| Macrophages and dendritic cells in rat colon in experimental inflammatory bowel disease | p. 605 |
| Vaccination with tumor antigen-pulsed dendritic cells induces in vivo resistance to a B cell lymphoma | p. 611 |
| Studies on Langerhans cells in the tracheal squamous metaplasia of vitamin A deficient rats | p. 617 |
| Depletion of Langerhans cells following carcinogen treatment is partly due to antigenicity | p. 623 |
| A proportion of patients with premature ovarian failure show lowered percentages of blood monocyte derived dendritic cells capable of forming clusters with lymphocytes | p. 629 |
| Thyroid hormones and their iodinated breakdown products enhance the capability of monocytes to mature into veiled cells. Blocking effects of [alpha]-GM-CSF | p. 633 |
| Relationship between dendritic cells and folliculo-stellate cells in the pituitary: immuno-histochemical comparison between mouse, rat and human pituitaries | p. 637 |
| Dendritic cells in tumor growth and endocrine diseases | p. 643 |
| Index | p. 651 |
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