Regulatory T Cells in Inflammation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Taams, Leonie S. (Editor), Wauben, Marca H. M. (Editor), Akbar, Arne N. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel, 2005.
• Series: Progress in Inflammation Research
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Pharmacology.; Internal medicine.; Endocrinology.; Cell biology.; Biomedicine.; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Internal Medicine.; Cell Biology.

Regulatory T-cells are essential components of the immune system, and several different subsets of regulatory T-cells have been described. Considerable regulatory function has been attributed to the CD4+CD25+ T-cell subset. These cells act by suppressing adaptive and possibly innate immune responses...