In vitro induction of CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T cells by the neuropeptide alpha-melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH)

Immunology and Cell Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 358-367

  Taylor, A W ^a   Namba, K ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone; CD25 T cells; Melanocortin 5 receptor; Neuroimmunomodulation; Regulatory T cells

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; ANTIBODY; CD4 ANTIGEN; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 4; MELANOCORTIN 5 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EFFECTOR CELL; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH1 CELL; UVEORETINITIS;

ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EYE PROTEINS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; INTERFERON TYPE II; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; RETINITIS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034891246     PISSN: 08189641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1711.2001.01022.x     Document Type: Article

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