Modulation of Treg cells/T effector function by GITR signaling is context-dependent

European Journal of Immunology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2421-2429

  Ephrem, Amal ^a   Epstein, Alan L ^b   Stephens, Geoffrey L ^a   Thornton, Angela M ^a   Glass, Deborah ^a   Shevach, Ethan M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Glucocorticoid induced tumor necrosis factor related receptor (GITR); Inflammatory bowel disease; T effector cells; Treg cell

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; CD8 ANTIGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G1; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3;

ALLERGIC ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL COUNT; CELL DEATH; CELL EXPANSION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL LOSS; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL STIMULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENTERITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T CELL DEPLETION; TCONV CELL; TUMOR IMMUNITY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-RELATED RECEPTOR (GITR); INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; T EFFECTOR CELLS; TREG CELL;

ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; FORKHEAD TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; GLUCOCORTICOID-INDUCED TNFR-RELATED PROTEIN; HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTE SUBSETS; T-LYMPHOCYTES, REGULATORY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTORS;

EID: 84883505814     PISSN: 00142980     EISSN: 15214141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eji.201343451     Document Type: Article

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