Recently, dendritic cells (DCs) are found to play a dual role in the immunological system. Apart from inducing immune response as antigen presenting cells (APCs), DCs can also induce central and peripheral tolerance.

• 近年来，树突状细胞(dendritic cells,DCs)被发现在免疫系统中扮演着双重角色，除作为抗原提呈细胞(antigen presenting cells,APC)诱发免疫反应外，还能诱导中枢或周围性免疫耐受。