Key factors for thymic function and development

VP Shichkin, M Antica - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The thymus is the organ responsible for T cell development and the formation of the
adaptive immunity function. Its multicellular environment consists mainly of the different …

Thymic function in the regulation of T cells, and molecular mechanisms underlying the modulation of cytokines and stress signaling

F Yan, X Mo, J Liu, S Ye, X Zeng… - Molecular medicine …, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
The thymus is critical in establishing and maintaining the appropriate microenvironment for
promoting the development and selection of T cells. The function and structure of the thymus …

Controlling the thymic microenvironment

DHD Gray, T Ueno, AP Chidgey, M Malin… - Current opinion in …, 2005 - Elsevier
T-cell development in the thymus is a stepwise process, mediated by a variety of stromal
cells in different regions of the organ. Although the cellular composition of the thymic …

Generation and regeneration of thymic epithelial cells

AS Alawam, G Anderson, B Lucas - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The thymus is unique in its ability to support the maturation of phenotypically and
functionally distinct T cell sub-lineages. Through its combined production of MHC-restricted …

Thymic generation and regeneration

J Gill, M Malin, J Sutherland, D Gray… - Immunological …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The thymus is a complex epithelial organ in which thymocyte development is dependent
upon the sequential contribution of morphologically and phenotypically distinct stromal cell …

Thymus organogenesis and molecular mechanisms of thymic epithelial cell differentiation

NR Manley - Seminars in immunology, 2000 - Elsevier
In the mature thymus, thymocyte maturation depends on interactions with different thymic
epithelial subtypes in a three-dimensional thymic architecture. However, the molecular …

A 2020 view of thymus stromal cells in T cell development

J Han, JC Zúñiga-Pflücker - The Journal of Immunology, 2021 - journals.aai.org
The thymus is an intricate primary lymphoid organ, wherein bone marrow–derived lymphoid
progenitor cells are induced to develop into functionally competent T cells that express a …

Thymic microenvironment: Interactions between innate immune cells and developing thymocytes

H Wang, JC Zúñiga-Pflücker - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The thymus is a crucial organ for the development of T cells. T cell progenitors first migrate
from the bone marrow into the thymus. During the journey to become a mature T cell …

The thymus microenvironment in regulating thymocyte differentiation

J Gameiro, P Nagib, L Verinaud - Cell adhesion & migration, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The thymus plays a crucial role in the development of T lymphocytes providing an inductive
microenvironment in which committed progenitors undergo proliferation, T-cell receptor …

Thymic epithelial cells contribute to thymopoiesis and T cell development

HX Wang, W Pan, L Zheng, XP Zhong, L Tan… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The thymus is the primary lymphoid organ responsible for the generation and maturation of
T cells. Thymic epithelial cells (TECs) account for the majority of thymic stromal components …