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The 15 pages that link to Dendritic cell, each with the reason it gives.

• Antigen presentationRelated: Dendritic cells efficiently display antigen and provide signals that initiate T-cell responses.

• MacrophageCompared with: Both present antigens, but dendritic cells are generally stronger initiators of naïve T-cell responses.

• Innate immune systemRelated: Dendritic cells translate early threat sensing into instructions for adaptive immunity.

• Lymph nodeRelated: Dendritic cells carry tissue antigens into nodes and present them to T cells.

• Natural killer cellRelated: Dendritic-cell cytokines can promote NK-cell activation during infection.

• Cell-mediated immunityRelated: Dendritic cells commonly initiate the T-cell responses that drive cellular immunity.

• mRNA vaccineRelated: Dendritic cells help connect antigen production to adaptive immunity.

• MonocyteBroader topic: Some monocytes can acquire dendritic-cell functions in inflamed tissues or laboratory culture.

• Lymphatic capillaryRelated: Dendritic cells can enter lymphatic capillaries to carry tissue antigens toward lymph nodes.

• White blood cellRelated: Dendritic cells turn detected foreign material into signals for adaptive immune responses.

• Antigen-presenting cellBroader topic: Dendritic cells are the principal professional presenters that initiate many T-cell responses.

• PhagocyteBroader topic: Many dendritic cells engulf material and present its antigens to T cells.

• Lymphoid tissueRelated: Dendritic cells bring captured antigens to lymphoid tissues to initiate T-cell responses.

• Ralph M. SteinmanBroader topic: This was the distinctive cell type Steinman discovered and investigated throughout his career.

• Antibody-producing cellsCompared with: Dendritic cells initiate adaptive responses but do not become antibody-secreting plasma cells.