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01-11-2010 | Poster presentation
Single-cell gene profiling analysis of human regulatory T cell subsets
Authors:
S Maiella, S Dong, C Becavin, M Coffre, K Placek, E Bianchi, A Benecke, L Rogge
Published in:
Journal of Translational Medicine
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Special Issue 1/2010
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Excerpt
Negative regulation of the immune system is of critical importance to prevent pathology. This level of regulation is compromised in autoimmunity and graft-versus-host disease, a life-threatening complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. CD4+CD25+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) are potent suppressors of these adverse immune reactions. Treg also play critical roles in the maintenance self-tolerance and the control of immune homeostasis. Recent reports have suggested that human Treg cells may not be a homogenous cell population. …