Cutting edge: Regulatory T cells induce CD4+CD25 -Foxp3- T cells or are self-induced to become Th17 cells in the absence of exogenous TGF-β

Journal of Immunology

Volumn 178, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 6725-6729

  Xu, LiLi ^a   Kitani, Atsushi ^a   Fuss, Ivan ^a   Strober, Warren ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 6; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; FEMALE; HELPER CELL; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TH17 CELL;

EID: 34249799285     PISSN: 00221767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.178.11.6725     Document Type: Article

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