Modulation of the TCR stimulation strength can render human activated CD4+ T cells suppressive

International Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1025-1036

  Noël, Grégory ^a   Brinster, Carine ^a,b,d   Semana, Gilbert ^b,c   Bruniquel, Denis ^a,b  

^a Laboratoire d'Immuno Hématologie   (France)

^b ETABLISSEMENT FRANÇAIS DU SANG   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

^d JEAN PIERRE AUBERT RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

Author keywords

Cell activation; T cells; Tolerance suppression anergy

Indexed keywords

CD45RA ANTIGEN; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ARTICLE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL ACTIVITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL STIMULATION; CLONAL ANERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOMODULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SUPPRESSOR CELL;

ANTIGENS, CD; ANTIGENS, CD40; ANTIGENS, CD45; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONAL ANERGY; DOWN-REGULATION; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 69749120316     PISSN: 09538178     EISSN: 14602377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intimm/dxp068     Document Type: Article

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