JEG-3 trophoblast cells producing human chorionic gonadotropin promote conversion of human CD4+FOXP3- T Cells into CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells and foster T cell suppressive activity

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2016, Pages

  Poloski, Eileen ^a   Oettel, Anika ^a   Ehrentraut, Stefanie ^a   Luley, Lydia ^a   Costa, Serban Dan ^a   Zenclussen, Ana Claudia ^a   Schumacher, Anne ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fetal tolerance; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Pregnancy; Regulatory T cells; Trophoblast cells

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4+ FOXP3+ REGULATORY T LYMPOCYTE; CD4+ FOXP3+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; T LYMPHOCYTE; TROPHOBLAST; URINALYSIS;

EID: 84977151117     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.135541     Document Type: Article

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