Th17 and regulatory T cell balance in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases

M Noack, P Miossec - Autoimmunity reviews, 2014 - Elsevier
This review focuses on the biology of T helper 17 (Th17) and regulatory T (Treg) cells and
their role in inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis. Th17 cells represent a pro …

Innate and adaptive immunity in inflammatory bowel disease

A Geremia, P Biancheri, P Allan, GR Corazza… - Autoimmunity …, 2014 - Elsevier
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).
The exact cause of IBD remains unknown. Available evidence suggests that an abnormal …

Critical role of all-trans retinoic acid in stabilizing human natural regulatory T cells under inflammatory conditions

L Lu, Q Lan, Z Li, X Zhou, J Gu, Q Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies have demonstrated that thymus-derived naturally occurring CD4+ Foxp3+
regulatory T cells (Tregs) in human and mouse may be unstable and dysfunctional in the …

TREG-cell therapies for autoimmune rheumatic diseases

M Miyara, Y Ito, S Sakaguchi - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2014 - nature.com
Abstract Naturally occurring Foxp3+ CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T (TREG) cells maintain
immunological self-tolerance and prevent a variety of autoimmune diseases, including …

Treg functional stability and its responsiveness to the microenvironment

J Barbi, D Pardoll, F Pan - Immunological reviews, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) prevent autoimmunity and tissue damage resulting from
excessive or unnecessary immune activation through their suppressive function. While their …

Decreased expression of micro RNA‐21 correlates with the imbalance of Th17 and Treg cells in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

L Dong, X Wang, J Tan, H Li, W Qian… - Journal of cellular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The imbalance of Th17/Treg cell populations has been suggested to be involved in
the regulation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis; however, the mechanism behind …

Regulatory T‐cell homeostasis: steady‐state maintenance and modulation during inflammation

KS Smigiel, S Srivastava, JM Stolley… - Immunological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T (Treg) cells play a vital role in the prevention of autoimmunity and the
maintenance of self‐tolerance, but these cells also have an active role in inhibiting immune …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory T cells as immunotherapy

BD Singer, LS King, FR D'Alessio - Frontiers in immunology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) suppress exuberant immune system activation and promote
immunologic tolerance. Because Tregs modulate both innate and adaptive immunity, the …

Myasthenia Gravis: paradox versus paradigm in autoimmunity

S Berrih-Aknin - Journal of autoimmunity, 2014 - Elsevier
Myasthenia Gravis (MG) is a paradigm of organ-specific autoimmune disease (AID). It is
mediated by antibodies that target the neuromuscular junction. The purpose of this review is …

Th17 cells and Tregs: unlikely allies

X Chen, JJ Oppenheim - Journal of leukocyte biology, 2014 - academic.oup.com
ABSTRACT Identification of CD4+ Foxp3+ Tregs and Th17 modified the historical Th1–Th2
paradigm. Currently, the Th17–Tregs dichotomy provides a dominant conceptual framework …