The role of retinoic acid-related orphan receptor variant 2 and IL-17 in the development and function of human CD4+ T cells

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1480-1493

  Crome, Sarah Q ^a   Wang, Adele Y ^a   Kang, Christine Y ^a   Levings, Megan K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell differentiation; Cytokines; Th cells; Transcription factors

Indexed keywords

CD161 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 15; INTERLEUKIN 17; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 22; INTERLEUKIN 6; LENTIVIRUS VECTOR; RETINOIC ACID RELATED ORPHAN RECEPTOR VARIANT 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR RORC2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CD28 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CYTOKINE; GRANZYME; NATURAL KILLER CELL LECTIN LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY B; ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR ROR GAMMA; ORPHAN NUCLEAR RECEPTOR ROR-GAMMA; RETINOIC ACID RECEPTOR; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL MATURATION; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; EX VIVO STUDY; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN VARIANT; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH17 CELL; UPREGULATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; LENTIVIRINAE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; METABOLISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION;

ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD3; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL LINEAGE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOKINES; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC VECTORS; GRANZYMES; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-17; LENTIVIRUS; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; NK CELL LECTIN-LIKE RECEPTOR SUBFAMILY B; RECEPTORS, CHEMOKINE; RECEPTORS, RETINOIC ACID; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC;

EID: 67649525188     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838908     Document Type: Article

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