This project was supported in part by Chinese National Basic Researchand Development Grants '973 ' ( No. 2004CB518801 and No. 2002CB713804);Chinese High-Tech Program '863' (No. 2003AA216050);Chinese National Science Foundation (No.30400189).
To induce the growth and differentiation of dendritic cells (DCs) from human cord blood, CD34 + cells isolated from human cord blood by mini MACS were cultured in a liquid culture system with rhSCF, rhGM CSF, rhTNF α...