Expansion of follicular helper T cells in the absence of Treg cells: Implications for loss of B-cell anergy

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2597-2607

  Leonardo, Steven M ^a   De Santis, Jessica L ^a   Gehrand, Ashley ^a   Malherbe, Laurent P ^b   Gauld, Stephen B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b BLOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anergy; Autoimmunity; B cells; TFH; Treg cells

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL EXPANSION; CLONAL ANERGY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GERMINAL CENTER; GERMINAL CENTER FOLLICULAR HELPER T CELL; HELPER CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY FORMATION; ANTIGENS, DIFFERENTIATION; AUTOANTIBODIES; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CLONAL ANERGY; GERMINAL CENTER; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; LYMPHOCYTE DEPLETION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; T-LYMPHOCYTES, HELPER-INDUCER; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84867204463     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201242616     Document Type: Article

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