The interface between innate and adaptive immunity

Nat Immunol. 2004 Oct;5(10):971-4. doi: 10.1038/ni1004-971.

Abstract

This focus analyzes some of the ways the innate immune system influences adaptive immune responses. Here the main principles and themes that govern this intricate relationship are discussed.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adaptation, Physiological
  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Differentiation / physiology
  • Humans
  • Immunity, Innate*
  • Lipopolysaccharides / pharmacology
  • Membrane Glycoproteins / physiology
  • Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology
  • Receptors, Immunologic / physiology
  • Toll-Like Receptors

Substances

  • Adaptor Proteins, Signal Transducing
  • Antigens, Differentiation
  • Lipopolysaccharides
  • MYD88 protein, human
  • Membrane Glycoproteins
  • Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Receptors, Immunologic
  • Toll-Like Receptors