The development and function of follicular helper T cells in immune responses

Cellular and Molecular Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 375-379

  Chen, Maogen ^a,b   Guo, Zhiyong ^a   Ju, Weiqiang ^a   Ryffel, Bernhard ^c   He, Xiaoshun ^a   Zheng, Song Guo ^b  

^a THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

autoimmune diseases; follicular helper T cells; systemic lupus erythematousus

Indexed keywords

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL INTERACTION; CELL MATURATION; FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL; FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL DEVELOPMENT; FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL FUNCTION; GROWTH REGULATION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS; LIGAND BINDING; LYMPHOCYTE FUNCTION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GERMINAL CENTER; HUMANS; INTERLEUKINS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER;

EID: 84866098957     PISSN: 16727681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/cmi.2012.18     Document Type: Review

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