... interferon-α production by peripheral plasmacytoid dendritic cells upon Toll-like receptor-9 stimulation in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusSeung-Ki Kwok1*, June-Yong Lee1,2*, ... survivalof B cells, T cells, and dendritic cells. IFN-α is mainly produced in plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs); they were originallytermed natural IFN-α producing cells [10-12]. pDCs are keyeffector ... (PBMCs), obtained from healthy individuals, were incubated with serum from patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or healthy control individuals for 24 hours. Interferon (IFN)-α production...