Regulatory T cells induce a privileged tolerant microenvironment at the fetal-maternal interface

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 82-94

  Zenclussen, Ana Claudia ^a   Gerlof, Katrin ^a   Zenclussen, Maria L ^a   Ritschel, Stefanie ^a   Bertoja, Annarosa Zambon ^a   Fest, Stefan ^a   Hontsu, Shigeto ^b   Ueha, Satoshi ^b   Matsushima, Kouji ^b   Leber, Joachim ^a   Volk, Hans Dieter ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Forkhead box P3; Heme oxygenase 1; Neuropilin 1; Regulatory T cells; Reproductive immunology

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; HEME OXYGENASE 1; MESSENGER RNA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ABORTION; ADOPTIVE IMMUNOTHERAPY; ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFER; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS WASTAGE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CYTOKINES; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; MICE; NEUROPILIN-1; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RECEPTORS, INTERLEUKIN-2; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 30944445021     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200535428     Document Type: Article

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