Identification and enumeration of both dendritic Ia^+ epi-dermal cells (Ia^+DECs) and dendritic Thy-1^+ epidermalcells (Thy-1^+DECa) from various parts of the body wereexamined by using epidermal sheets of C3H/He inbr...Identification and enumeration of both dendritic Ia^+ epi-dermal cells (Ia^+DECs) and dendritic Thy-1^+ epidermalcells (Thy-1^+DECa) from various parts of the body wereexamined by using epidermal sheets of C3H/He inbred miceof different age groups and indirect immunofluorescent tech-nique. A significant decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the mice of the aged group was demonstrated anddifferent densities and different distribution patterns betweenIa^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs were obserged. These findingsmay imply that the decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the aged group may reflect the alterations of im-mune response in aging.展开更多
文摘Identification and enumeration of both dendritic Ia^+ epi-dermal cells (Ia^+DECs) and dendritic Thy-1^+ epidermalcells (Thy-1^+DECa) from various parts of the body wereexamined by using epidermal sheets of C3H/He inbred miceof different age groups and indirect immunofluorescent tech-nique. A significant decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the mice of the aged group was demonstrated anddifferent densities and different distribution patterns betweenIa^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs were obserged. These findingsmay imply that the decline of both Ia^+DECs and Thy-1^+DECs in the aged group may reflect the alterations of im-mune response in aging.
