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| العنوان: |
Regulatory T cells: how do they suppress immune responses? |
| المؤلفون: |
Sakaguchi, Shimon, Wing, Kajsa, Onishi, Yasushi, Prieto-Martin, Paz, Yamaguchi, Tomoyuki |
| المصدر: |
International Immunology; Oct2009, Vol. 21 Issue 10, p1105-1111, 7p |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: |
T cells, CELLULAR control mechanisms, IMMUNOSUPPRESSION, IMMUNE response, LYMPHOCYTES |
| مستخلص: |
Regulatory T cells (Tregs), either natural or induced, suppress a variety of physiological and pathological immune responses. One of the key issues for understanding Treg function is to determine how they suppress other lymphocytes at the molecular level in vivo and in vitro. Here we propose that there may be a key suppressive mechanism that is shared by every forkhead box p3 (Foxp3)+ Treg in vivo and in vitro in mice and humans. When this central mechanism is abrogated, it causes a breach in self-tolerance and immune homeostasis. Other suppressive mechanisms may synergistically operate with this common mechanism depending on the environment and the type of an immune response. Further, Treg-mediated suppression is a multi-step process and impairment or augmentation of each step can alter the ultimate effectiveness of Treg-mediated suppression. These findings will help to design effective ways for controlling immune responses by targeting Treg suppressive functions. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
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