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The development and function of regulatory T cells

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Workman, Creg J., Szymczak-Workman, Andrea L., Collison, Lauren W., Pillai, Meenu R., Vignali, Dario A. A.·2009·Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

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Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are a critical subset of T cells that mediate peripheral tolerance. There are two types of Tregs: natural Tregs, which develop in the thymus, and induced Tregs, which are derived from naive CD4(+) T cells in the periphery. Tregs utilize a variety of mechanisms to suppress the immune response. While Tregs are critical for the peripheral maintenance of potential autoreactive T cells, they can also be detrimental by preventing effective anti-tumor responses and sterilizing immunity against pathogens. In this review, we will discuss the development of natural and induced Tregs as well as the role of Tregs in a variety of disease settings and the mechanisms they utilize for suppression.

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Authors
Workman, C. J., Szymczak-Workman, A. L., Collison, L. W., Pillai, M. R., & Vignali, D. A. A.
Affiliations
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Vignali, Dario A. A.
Venue
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
Published
2009-04-24
Volume
66
Issue
16
Pages
2603-2622
ISSN
  • 1420-682X (ISSN-L)
  • 1420-9071
OpenAlex
W2038689503
Cited by
344
References
221
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FWCI
1.98
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (F32AI072816, R01AI091977, R01AI039480, R01AI052199, R01AI058156)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
Keywords
regulatory T cells, natural regulatory T cells, induced regulatory T cells, thymus development, CD4+ T cells, immunosuppression, peripheral tolerance, autoreactive T cells, antitumor immunity, sterilizing immunity
MeSH terms
Animals, Cell Differentiation, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Immunity, Cellular, Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, Cytokines, Models, Immunological, T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory, Mice, Forkhead Transcription Factors

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