Induction of regulatory T cells by the immunomodulating cytokines α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone and transforming growth factor-β2

Journal of Leukocyte Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 946-952

  Namba, Kenichi ^a   Kitaichi, Nobuyoshi ^a   Nishida, Tomomi ^a   Taylor, Andrew W ^a  

^a SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Immunosuppression; Regional immunity; Regulatory T lymphocytes

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; AUTOANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 4; RETINA ANTIGEN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIGEN PRESENTING CELL; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; UVEITIS;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; EYE DISEASES; EYE PROTEINS; FEMALE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LYMPHOKINES; MICE; RETINITIS; RETINOL-BINDING PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA2; UVEITIS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0036851922     PISSN: 07415400     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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