CD8+Foxp3+ T cells share developmental and phenotypic features with classical CD4+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells but lack potent suppressive activity

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 716-725

  Mayer, Christian T ^a   Floess, Stefan ^b   Baru, Abdul Mannan ^a   Lahl, Katharina ^c   Huehn, Jochen ^b   Sparwasser, Tim ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF INFECTION IMMUNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR INFECTION RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

CD8; Foxp3; TGF b; Treg

Indexed keywords

B7 ANTIGEN; CD103 ANTIGEN; CD86 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

ACCESSORY CELL; ARTICLE; CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD28; ANTIGENS, CD80; ANTIGENS, CD86; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; DENDRITIC CELLS; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MICE, TRANSGENIC; PHENOTYPE; RECEPTORS, ANTIGEN, T-CELL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 79951804510     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201040913     Document Type: Article

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