Follicular regulatory T cell biology and its role in immune-mediated diseases

Y Ye, M Wang, H Huang - Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Follicular regulatory T (Tfr) cells are recently found to be a special subgroup of regulatory T
(Treg) cells. Tfr cells play an important role in regulating the germinal center (GC) response …

Differentiation, functions, and roles of T follicular regulatory cells in autoimmune diseases

H Hao, S Nakayamada, Y Tanaka - Inflammation and Regeneration, 2021 - Springer
T follicular helper cells participate in stimulating germinal center (GC) formation and
supporting B cell differentiation and autoantibody production. However, T follicular …

Follicular regulatory T cells: a novel target for immunotherapy?

Y Huang, Z Chen, H Wang, X Ba… - Clinical & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
High‐affinity antibodies are produced during multiple processes in germinal centres (GCs),
where follicular helper T (Tfh) cells interact closely with B cells to support B‐cell survival …

T follicular helper cells, T follicular regulatory cells and autoimmunity

Y Zhu, L Zou, YC Liu - International immunology, 2016 - academic.oup.com
CD4+ T follicular helper (Tfh) cells are recognized as a distinct T-cell subset, which provides
help for germinal center (GC) formation, B-cell development and affinity maturation, and …

Are follicular regulatory T cells involved in autoimmune diseases?

Y Gong, J Tong, S Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In the germinal center (GC), follicular helper T (TFH) cells interact with B cells and undergo a
series of GC reactions to ultimately produce high-affinity antibodies and memory plasma …

The multifaceted functions of follicular regulatory T cells

PT Sage, AH Sharpe - Current opinion in immunology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Tfr cells regulate humoral immunity, thereby controlling antibody
responses.•Roles of Tfr cells have been unclear due to lack of specific tools to study …

T follicular regulatory cells in the regulation of B cell responses

PT Sage, AH Sharpe - Trends in immunology, 2015 - cell.com
High affinity antibodies result from interactions between B cells and T follicular helper (Tfh)
cells in germinal centers (GCs). Recent studies have identified an effector subset of T …

Follicular helper T cells in immune homeostasis

X Yang - Cellular & Molecular Immunology, 2012 - nature.com
In recent years, follicular helper T (TFH) cells have become a hot topic for immunologists
due to their pivotal role in modulating antibody-mediated immune responses. Although …

TNFR2 signaling enhances suppressive abilities of human circulating T follicular regulatory cells

S Kawano, H Mitoma, S Inokuchi… - The Journal of …, 2022 - journals.aai.org
T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells are a subset of CD4+ T cells that express CXCR5 and
migrate into germinal centers (GCs). They regulate GC reactions by communicating with T …

T follicular regulatory (Tfr) cells: dissecting the complexity of Tfr‐cell compartments

VR Fonseca, F Ribeiro, L Graca - Immunological reviews, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Germinal centers (GC) have been known as key anatomic structures in humoral immunity,
where isotype switching and affinity maturation occur. As a consequence, elucidation of GC …