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Descriptor English: Antigen-Presenting Cells
Descriptor Spanish: Células Presentadoras de Antígenos
Descriptor células presentadoras de antígenos
Entry term(s) célula presentadora de antígenos
células inmunológicas accesorias
Scope note: Grupo heterogéneo de células inmunocompetentes que intervienen en la respuesta inmunitaria celular mediante el procesamiento y la presentación de antígenos a las células T. Las células presentadoras de antígeno clásicas son los MACRÓFAGOS, las CÉLULAS DENDRÍTICAS, las CÉLULAS DE LANGERHANS y los LINFOCITOS B. Las CÉLULAS DENDRÍTICAS FOLICULARES no son células presentadoras de antígeno tradicionales pero, como tienen el antígeno en su superficie celular en forma de INMUNOCOMPLEJOS para el reconocimiento de las células B, son consideradas como tales por algunos autores.
Descriptor Portuguese: Células Apresentadoras de Antígenos
Descriptor French: Cellules présentatrices d'antigène
Entry term(s): Accessory Cell, Immunologic
Accessory Cells, Immunologic
Antigen Presenting Cell
Antigen Presenting Cells
Antigen-Presenting Cell
Cell, Antigen-Presenting
Cell, Immunologic Accessory
Cells, Antigen-Presenting
Cells, Immunologic Accessory
Immunologic Accessory Cell
Immunologic Accessory Cells
Tree number(s): A11.066
A15.382.066
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000938
Scope note: A heterogeneous group of immunocompetent cells that mediate the cellular immune response by processing and presenting antigens to the T-cells. Traditional antigen-presenting cells include MACROPHAGES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and B-LYMPHOCYTES. FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELLS are not traditional antigen-presenting cells, but because they hold antigen on their cell surface in the form of IMMUNE COMPLEXES for B-cell recognition they are considered so by some authors.
Allowable Qualifiers: CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EN enzymology
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PA pathology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TR transplantation
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Antigenic Determinants (1970-1984)
Antigens, Immune Response (1981-1984)
Lymphocyte Transformation (1969-1984)
T Lymphocytes (1973-1984)
Public MeSH Note: 85
History Note: 85
Related: Antigen Presentation MeSH
Histocompatibility Antigens Class II MeSH
Lymphocyte Activation MeSH
DeCS ID: 946
Unique ID: D000938
NLM Classification: QW 568
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Date Established: 1985/01/01
Date of Entry: 1984/05/30
Revision Date: 2007/07/09
Antigen-Presenting Cells - Preferred
Concept UI M0001402
Scope note A heterogeneous group of immunocompetent cells that mediate the cellular immune response by processing and presenting antigens to the T-cells. Traditional antigen-presenting cells include MACROPHAGES; DENDRITIC CELLS; LANGERHANS CELLS; and B-LYMPHOCYTES. FOLLICULAR DENDRITIC CELLS are not traditional antigen-presenting cells, but because they hold antigen on their cell surface in the form of IMMUNE COMPLEXES for B-cell recognition they are considered so by some authors.
Preferred term Antigen-Presenting Cells
Entry term(s) Accessory Cell, Immunologic
Accessory Cells, Immunologic
Antigen Presenting Cell
Antigen Presenting Cells
Antigen-Presenting Cell
Cell, Antigen-Presenting
Cell, Immunologic Accessory
Cells, Antigen-Presenting
Cells, Immunologic Accessory
Immunologic Accessory Cell
Immunologic Accessory Cells



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