Letter to the Editor
Journal of Investigative Dermatology advance online publication 15 October 2009; doi: 10.1038/jid.2009.307
Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase+ Cells Correspond to the BDCA2+ Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells in Human Melanoma Sentinel Nodes
Gianni Gerlini1, Paola Di Gennaro2, Giulia Mariotti2, Carmelo Urso3, Alberto Chiarugi4, Nicola Pimpinelli2 and Lorenzo Borgognoni1
- 1Plastic Surgery Unit, Regional Melanoma Referral Center, Tuscan Tumor Institute (ITT), Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
- 2Department of Dermatological Sciences, University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy
- 3Department of Anatomic Pathology, Dermatopathology Section, Santa Maria Annunziata Hospital, Florence, Italy
- 4Department of Pharmacology, University of Florence Medical School, Florence, Italy
Correspondence: Gianni Gerlini, E-mail: gianni.gerlini@asf.toscana.it
Abbreviations:
DC, dendritic cell; IDO, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase; pDC, plasmacytoid DC; SLN, sentinel lymph node; TLR, toll-like receptor
