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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dendritic cell

The team also found that vaccinated mice lacking cDC2 cells, as well as mice with both dendritic cell subtypes intact, successfully mounted immune responses and rejected tumor growth.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

For years, researchers believed that one dendritic cell subtype called cDC1 was the primary driver of this response.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026

By boosting these energy reserves, creatine helped maintain the inflammatory signaling pathways required for dendritic cell activation.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 2026

Mr Orna is being monitored with three-monthly scans, and saving for the dendritic cell vaccine, an immunotherapy treatment abroad which is not covered by his insurers because it is classed as experimental.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023

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

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2023

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