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The mechanisms by which gut-associated lymphoid tissue (GALT) maintains a balance between oral tolerance and active immune response in the face of exposure to high antigen concentrations remains a central question in mucosal immunity. Here, Robert Hershberg and colleagues discuss the evidence that human intestinal epithelial cells function as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) capable of regulating T-cell responses in the intestinal mucosaEntities:
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Year: 2000 PMID： 10689299 DOI： 10.1016/s0167-5699(99)01575-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Immunol Today ISSN： 0167-5699