Retinal pigment epithelial cells induce foxp3+ regulatory T cells via membrane-bound TGF-β

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 459-469

  Vega, Jose L ^a,b   Saban, Daniel ^b   Carrier, Yejun ^a   Masli, Sharmila ^b   Weiner, Howard L ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

astrocytes; foxp3; regulatory T cells; retinal pigment epithelium; TGF beta

Indexed keywords

INTERLEUKIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR 1;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTE; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIBROBLAST; FLOW CYTOMETRY; MALE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RETINA CELL; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; TH3 CELL; UPREGULATION;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD4; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; INTERLEUKIN-2; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PHENOTYPE; RETINAL PIGMENT EPITHELIUM; T-LYMPHOCYTES; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 78649253971     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: 17445078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09273948.2010.509532     Document Type: Article

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