ITGAX and neoplasm: Given the central role of DCs in initiating and maintaining Ag-specific immune responses [20], [22]–[24], we analyzed the percentage and the maturation of CD11C+ DCs in the lymph node (LN) in tumor-bearing mice infected with P. yoelii 17XNL parasitized erythrocytes (LLC+Py) or uninfected erythrocytes (LLC).