Generation and function of induced regulatory T cells

Frontiers in Immunology

Volumn 4, Issue JUN, 2013, Pages

  Schmitt, Erica G ^a   Williams, Calvin B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Gene expression profiling; Immunotherapy; TCR repertoire; Treg cells; Treg function; Treg stability

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC T LYMPHOCYTE ANTIGEN 4; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERLEUKIN 35; INTERLEUKIN 4; NEUROPILIN 1; OVALBUMIN; PROGESTERONE; RAPAMYCIN; RETINOIC ACID; T LYMPHOCYTE RECEPTOR; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FOXP3; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ACTIVATION; CELL CONTACT; CELL FUNCTION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFLAMMATION; NONHUMAN; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE;

EID: 84883754405     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16643224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2013.00152     Document Type: Article

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