Aqueous humor induces transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β)-producing regulatory T-cells

Current Eye Research

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 900-908

  Taylor, Andrew W ^a   Alard, Pascale ^a   Yee, David G ^a   Streilein, J Wayne ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aqueous humor; Cytokines; Delayed type hypersensitivity; Immunomodulators; T lymphocytes; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 4; LYMPHOKINE; MESSENGER RNA; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; AQUEOUS HUMOR; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOGENICITY; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-4; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; RABBITS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0030886870     PISSN: 02713683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/ceyr.16.9.900.5043     Document Type: Article

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