Tolerogenic T cells, Th1/Th17 cytokines and TLR2/TLR4 expressing dendritic cells predominate the microenvironment within distinct oral mucosal sites

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Phl p 5 resorption in human oral mucosa leads to dose-dependent and time-dependent allergen binding by oral mucosal Langerhans cells, attenuates their maturation, and enhances their migratory and TGF-β1 and IL-10–producing properties

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The Role of Toll-Like Receptors in Host Defenses and Their Relevance to Dermatologic Diseases

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IL-17 and Th17 Cells

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Mapping of the lingual immune system reveals the presence of both regulatory and effector CD4+T cells

(2009) L. Mascarell et al.   CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY

Dendritic cells as potential targets for mucosal immunotherapy

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Host immune responses to Porphyromonas gingivalis antigens

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Distribution of Langerhans cells and mast cells within the human oral mucosa: new application sites of allergens in sublingual immunotherapy?

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Update on mechanisms of allergen injection immunotherapy

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Interleukin-17 in host defence against bacterial, mycobacterial and fungal pathogens

(2008) Meredith M. Curtis et al.   IMMUNOLOGY

Trends over 30 years, 1973–2003, in the prevalence and severity of periodontal disease

(2008) Anders Hugoson et al.   JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PERIODONTOLOGY

The immune privilege of the oral mucosa

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Toll-like receptor 4 ligation enforces tolerogenic properties of oral mucosal Langerhans cells

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