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

After meeting another woman whose tumour shrunk following dendritic cell therapy, Sarah, who lives in Bristol, felt this was the best option to potentially extend her life.

From BBC

The German clinic said "in certain patients" there is a chance dendritic cell therapy will prevent a recurrence or a re-growth of the tumour, potentially prolonging their life.

From BBC

After she was given 14-16 months to live, Sarah's friends raised more than £37,000 in a week to enable her to start dendritic cell therapy in Germany.

From BBC

Writing in Nature, Ferris et al.1 reveal that a type of immune cell called a dendritic cell is more versatile than was previously thought in its ability to orchestrate tumour targeting.

From Nature

Knowing how CD4 and CD8 T cells are stimulated, and by which type of dendritic cell, is central to understanding and manipulating antitumour immune responses in the clinic2.

From Nature