Dendritic Cells

Zhu Zeng respectively received his BE and PhD degree in Gui Zhou University and Peking University, Health Science Center, China. He worked as bioengineering postdoctor in the University of California, San Diego. He is current working as professor at the School of Biology and Engineering, Guizhou Medical University. His research work is focusing on the bioengineering, biomechanics, biomaterial, and tumor immunology.

• Chapter 1 Introduction.- Chapter 2 The Measurement Protocols for Cell’s Biophysical Characteristics.- Chapter 3 Bioinformatics analysis of the tumor microenvironment and mathematical modeling of the initiation of the dendritic cell-induced T-cell immune response.- Chapter 4 Relationship among the biophysical characteristics, cytoskeletal structure and functions of dendritic cells at different stages of differentiation.- Chapter 5 Effects of chemical factors in the tumor microenvironment on the biophysical properties and immune function of dendritic cells.- Chapter 6 Mechano-immunological coupling mechanism in DCs sensing mechanical stimulation in the microenvironment.- Chapter 7 Effects of selenium on DCs in the tumor microenvironment.