Functional Human Epidermal Langerhans Cells that Lack Birbeck Granules

Epidermal Langerhans cell density determines whether contact hypersensitivity or unresponsiveness follows skin painting with DNFB.

1980 • 983 citations

Origin and Function of Epidermal Langerhans Cells

1980 • 406 citations

Cultured Human Langerhans Cells Resemble Lymphoid Dendritic Cells in Phenotype and Function

1989 • 376 citations

Disappearance of certain acidic organelles (endosomes and Langerhans cell granules) accompanies loss of antigen processing capacity upon culture of epidermal Langerhans cells.

1990 • 159 citations

A Monoclonal Antibody Specifically Reactive to Human Langerhans Cells

1986 • 158 citations

Human Epidermal Langerhans Cells Internalize by Receptor-Mediated Endocytosis T6 (CD1 “NA1/34”) Surface Antigen. Birbeck Granules Are Involved in the Intracellular Traffic of the T6 Antigen

1987 • 97 citations

Human epidermal Langerhans cells cointernalize by receptor-mediated endocytosis "nonclassical" major histocompatibility complex class I molecules (T6 antigens) and class II molecules (HLA-DR antigens).

1987 • 92 citations

Langerhans Cells: Antigen Presenting Cells of the Epidermis

1984 • 90 citations

Effect of Topical Sunscreens on the UV-Radiation–Induced Suppression of the Alloactivating Capacity in Human Skin In Vivo

1991 • 63 citations

Different Cellular Reaction Patterns of Epidermal Langerhans Cells After Application of Contact Sensitizing, Toxic, and Tolerogenic Compounds. A Comparative Ultrastructural and Morphometric Time-Course Analysis

1987 • 52 citations

Cytomembrane-Derived Birbeck Granules Transport Horseradish Peroxidase to the Endosomal Compartment in the Human Langerhans Cells

1992 • 46 citations

HLA class II expression on human epidermal langerhans cells in situ: Upregulation during the elicitation of allergic contact dermatitis

1992 • 41 citations

Internalization of Ia Molecules into Birbeck Granule-Like Structures in Murine Dendritic Cells

1992 • 38 citations

Reappearance of CD1a Antigenic Sites After Endocytosis on Human Langerhans Cells Evidenced by Immunogoldrelabeling

1989 • 36 citations

A monoclonal antibody detecting an HLA‐DQwl‐related determinant

1985 • 34 citations

Ultrastructural studies bearing on the mechanism of UVB-impaired induction of contact hypersensitivity to DNCB in man

1993 • 27 citations

Long-term ultraviolet B-induced impairment of Langerhans cell function: an immunoelectron microscopic study

1994 • 20 citations