The DCs in the thymus have )been subdivided into two populations, lymphoid DCs and myeloid DCs.They can induce negative selection of effective T cells and positive selective of regulatory T cells.

• 胸腺中树突状细胞分为淋巴源性和髓源性,参与效应性T细胞的阴性选择和调节性T细胞的阳性选择过程。