Regulatory T cells–a brief history and perspective

S Sakaguchi, K Wing, M Miyara - European journal of …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
It is now widely accepted that the normal immune system harbors a regulatory T‐cell
population specialized for immune suppression. It was found initially that some CD4+ T cells …

Transient regulatory T-cells: a state attained by all activated human T-cells

V Pillai, SB Ortega, CK Wang, NJ Karandikar - Clinical immunology, 2007 - Elsevier
CD4+ CD25+ FOXP3+ regulatory T-cells (Tregs) form an important arm of the immune
system responsible for suppressing untoward immune responses. Tregs can be thymically …

Naturally Arising Foxp3-Expressing CD25+CD4+ Regulatory T Cells in Self-Tolerance and Autoimmune Disease

S Sakaguchi, R Setoguchi, H Yagi… - Current concepts in …, 2006 - Springer
Abstract Naturally arising CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T cells, which express the transcription
factor Foxp3, play key roles in themaintenance of immunologic self-tolerance and negative …

Induction of FoxP3 and acquisition of T regulatory activity by stimulated human CD4+CD25 T cells

MR Walker, DJ Kasprowicz, VH Gersuk… - The Journal of …, 2003 - Am Soc Clin Investig
CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T (TR) cells have been described in both humans and mice. In
mice, TR are thymically derived, and lack of TR leads to organ-specific autoimmunity …

[PDF][PDF] CD4+ CD25+ Foxp3+ regulatory T cells: from basic research to potential therapeutic use.

C Mottet, D Golshayan - Swiss medical weekly, 2007 - serval.unil.ch
Regulatory T cells control immune responses to self-and foreign-antigens and play a major
role in maintaining the balance between immunity and tolerance. This article reviews recent …

Natural regulatory T cells: mechanisms of suppression

M Miyara, S Sakaguchi - Trends in molecular medicine, 2007 - cell.com
Natural FOXP3+ CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) actively suppress pathological and
physiological immune responses, contributing to the maintenance of immunological self …

How do CD4+ CD25+ regulatory T cells control autoimmunity?

JA Bluestone, Q Tang - Current opinion in immunology, 2005 - Elsevier
Any scientist opening up an immunology journal today will observe immediately that
suppressor T cells, renamed 'regulatory T cells'(Tregs) have become a central concept in the …

Crucial role of FOXP3 in the development and function of human CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells

H Yagi, T Nomura, K Nakamura… - International …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Naturally occurring CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T cells are engaged in the
maintenance of immunological self-tolerance and down-regulation of various immune …

Foxp3+CD25+CD4+ natural regulatory T cells in dominant self‐tolerance and autoimmune disease

S Sakaguchi, M Ono, R Setoguchi, H Yagi… - Immunological …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Naturally arising CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T (Treg) cells, most of which are produced by the
normal thymus as a functionally mature T‐cell subpopulation, play key roles in the …

The role of the transcription factor Foxp3 in the development of regulatory T cells

JM Kim, A Rudensky - Immunological reviews, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Early studies of mice subjected to neonatal thymectomy and analyses of adoptive T‐cell
transfer into lymphopenic hosts led to the identification of a specialized subset of regulatory …