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RESEARCH PRODUCT
Context- and Tissue-Specific Regulation of Immunity and Tolerance by Regulatory T Cells
Edgar SchmittTobias BoppChristoph BeckerAlexander Ulgessubject
0301 basic medicineRegulatory T cellFOXP3chemical and pharmacologic phenomenaContext (language use)InflammationBiology03 medical and health sciences030104 developmental biologymedicine.anatomical_structureImmune systemAntigenImmunityImmunopathologyImmunologymedicinemedicine.symptomdescription
The immune system has evolved to defend the organism against an almost infinite number of pathogens in a locally confined and antigen-specific manner while at the same time preserving tolerance to harmless antigens and self. Regulatory T (Treg) cells essentially contribute to an immunoregulatory network preventing excessive immune responses and immunopathology. There is emerging evidence that Treg cells not only operate in secondary lymphoid tissue but also regulate immune responses directly at the site of inflammation. Hence, the classification of Treg cells might need to be further extended by Treg cell subsets that are functionally and phenotypically polarized by their residency. In this review, we discuss recent findings on these tissue-resident Treg cell subsets and how these cells may operate in a tissue- and context-dependent manner.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-01 |