Galectin-9 regulates T helper cell function independently of Tim-3

Glycobiology

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1258-1265

  Su, Ee W ^a   Bi, Shuguang ^b   Kane, Lawrence P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

apoptosis; cytokines; galectin; mucin; T helper cells

Indexed keywords

ECALECTIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; TRANSMEMBRANE IMMUNOGLOBULIN MUCIN DOMAIN 3; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOKINES; GALECTINS; HUMANS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; RECEPTORS, VIRUS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 80052673578     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: 14602423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/cwq214     Document Type: Article

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