Generation of human Th1-like regulatory CD4+ T cells by an intrinsic IFN-γ- and T-bet-dependent pathway

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 128-139

  Zheng, Jian ^a   Liu, Yinping ^a   Qin, Gang ^a   Lam, Kwok Tai ^a   Guan, Jing ^a   Xiang, Zheng ^a   Lewis, David B ^b   Lau, Yu Lung ^a   Tu, Wenwei ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

B cells; Th1; Treg

Indexed keywords

CD40 ANTIGEN; CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR CXCR3; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 12; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR T BET;

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL CULTURE; CELL FUNCTION; CELL POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE DIFFERENTIATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANTIGENS, CD40; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CD4-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELLS, CULTURED; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTOR ALPHA SUBUNIT; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; RECEPTORS, CXCR3; T-BOX DOMAIN PROTEINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TH1 CELLS;

EID: 78650374915     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040724     Document Type: Article

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