Alterations in regulatory T-cells: Rediscovered pathways in immunotoxicology

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 251-257

  Corsini, Emanuela ^a   Oukka, Mohamed ^b   Pieters, Raymond ^c   Kerkvliet, Nancy I ^d   Ponce, Rafael ^e   Germolec, Dori R ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e AMGEN INC   (United States)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergy; Autoimmunity; Immunosuppression; Regulatory T cells

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; ALLERGEN; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 10; SUPPRESSOR FACTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; XENOBIOTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; ADOPTIVE TRANSFER; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATTENUATION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BACTERIUM; CD4+ CD25+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL TYPE; DENDRITIC CELL; FOOD; HOMEOSTASIS; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOTHERAPY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; REVIEW; RHINITIS; T CELL DEPLETION; TH3 CELL; TRANSPLANTATION TOLERANCE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGEN PRESENTATION; AUTOANTIGENS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DENDRITIC CELLS; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GUINEA PIGS; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMMUNITY, CELLULAR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; MICE; RATS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TETRACHLORODIBENZODIOXIN;

ANIMALIA; MUS;

EID: 80455150597     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.598885     Document Type: Review

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