Cholesterol lowering drug may influence cellular immune response by altering MHC II function[S]

Major histocompatibility complex class II (MHC II) expressed on the surface of antigen-presenting cells (APCs) displays peptides to CD4+ T cells. Depletion of membrane cholesterol from APCs by methyl β-cyclodextrin treatment compromises peptide-MHC II complex formation coupled with impaired binding...

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Main Authors: Koushik Roy, Moumita Ghosh, Tuhin Kumar Pal, Saikat Chakrabarti, Syamal Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Journal of Lipid Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520350628