2012, Number 2
M. Steinman, 2011 Nobel for his contributions on immunity
Language: Spanish
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Page: 123-125
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ABSTRACT
Ralph M. Steinman was the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize of Physiology and Medicine due to the discovery of dendritic cells, which have a crucial role on the onset of acquired immunity, a fundamental event in the organism’s defense. Today, dendritic cells are used in the development of vaccines and in cancer therapy. Steinman’s contributions have been fundamental in the understanding of immunity.REFERENCES
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Bonifaz L, Bonnyay D, Mahnke K, Rivera M, Nussenzweig MC, Steinman RM Efficient targeting of protein antigen to the dendritic cell receptor DEC-205 in the steady state leads to antigen presentation on major histocompatibility complex class I products and peripheral CD8+ T cell tolerance. J Exp Med 2002;196(12):1627-1638. Disponible en http://www.ncbi. nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2196060/?tool=pubmed
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