Hypothesis: Human Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Stromal Cells Regulate the Foxp3 Expression of Regulatory T Cells Through the TGF-β1/Smad3 Pathway

Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 463-466

  Zhang, Cheng ^a   Zhang, Xi ^a   Chen, Xing Hua ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Foxp3 regulatory T cells; Human umbilical cord blood derived stromal cells; TGF 1 Smad3

Indexed keywords

FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; FOXP3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; SMAD3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FETUS BLOOD; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STROMA CELL; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FETAL BLOOD; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMAD3 PROTEIN; STROMAL CELLS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA1;

EID: 84858701053     PISSN: 10859195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12013-011-9328-8     Document Type: Article

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