dendritic cell

American  

noun

1. a branching cell of the lymph nodes, blood, and spleen that functions as a network trapping foreign protein.

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dendritic cell Scientific  

/ dĕn-drĭt′ĭk /

1. A highly specialized white blood cell found in the skin, mucosa, and lymphoid tissues that initiates a primary immune response by activating lymphocytes and secreting cytokines.

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Example Sentences

The researchers demonstrated that blocking ALDH1a2, either through genetic techniques or with KyA33, restores dendritic cell maturation and their ability to activate immune defenses.

From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2026

The personalized dendritic cell vaccine, developed over the past dozen years under the leadership of Kandalaft and Coukos, is one of them.

From Science Daily • Sep. 21, 2023

Kat Goodsell, a friend and neighbour, found out about dendritic cell vaccines.

From BBC • Aug. 3, 2023

The specific phagocyte T. gondii likes to attack is called a dendritic cell.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2022

Interspersed among the keratinocytes of this layer is a type of dendritic cell called the Langerhans cell, which functions as a macrophage by engulfing bacteria, foreign particles, and damaged cells that occur in this layer.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013