Induction, control, and plasticity of Treg cells: The immune regulatory network revised?

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 318-322

  Barnaba, Vincenzo ^a,b   Schinzari, Valeria ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Pasteur Institute   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contra suppression; Galactin 9; Plasticity; Tim 3; Treg cells

Indexed keywords

AZACITIDINE; CD28 ANTIGEN; CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

AUTOIMMUNITY; CANCER GROWTH; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL EXPANSION; CELL LINEAGE; DEMETHYLATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LIVER CELL; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NOTE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T LYMPHOCYTE ACTIVATION; THYMOCYTE;

ANIMALS; AUTOIMMUNITY; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; IMMUNE TOLERANCE; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; NEOPLASMS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY;

EID: 84873725346     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201243265     Document Type: Note

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