[HTML][HTML] The regulation of gut mucosal IgA B-cell responses: recent developments

NY Lycke, M Bemark - Mucosal immunology, 2017 - Elsevier
The majority of activated B cells differentiate into IgA plasma cells, with the gut being the
largest producer of immunoglobulin in the body. Secretory IgA antibodies have numerous …

The effects of TLR activation on T‐cell development and differentiation

B Jin, T Sun, XH Yu, YX Yang… - Journal of Immunology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Invading pathogens have unique molecular signatures that are recognized by Toll‐like
receptors (TLRs) resulting in either activation of antigen‐presenting cells (APCs) and/or …

Regulatory T cells control antigen-specific expansion of Tfh cell number and humoral immune responses via the coreceptor CTLA-4

JB Wing, W Ise, T Kurosaki, S Sakaguchi - Immunity, 2014 - cell.com
Summary CD4+ Foxp3-expressing Treg cells, which constitutively express the inhibitory
coreceptor CTLA-4, are indispensable for immune homeostasis. We determined the roles of …

[HTML][HTML] An inherently bifunctional subset of Foxp3+ T helper cells is controlled by the transcription factor eos

MD Sharma, L Huang, JH Choi, EJ Lee, JM Wilson… - Immunity, 2013 - cell.com
At sites of inflammation, certain regulatory T cells (Treg cells) can undergo rapid
reprogramming into helper-like cells without loss of the transcription factor Foxp3. We show …

FoxP3+ regulatory T cells promote influenza-specific Tfh responses by controlling IL-2 availability

B León, JE Bradley, FE Lund, TD Randall… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Here, we test the role of FoxP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) in controlling T follicular helper
(Tfh) and germinal centre (GC) B-cell responses to influenza. In contrast to the idea that …

Biological functions of regulatory T cells

EM Shevach - Advances in immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
The subpopulation of CD4+ T lymphocytes that co-express the transcription factor Foxp3
plays a unique role as regulatory T lymphocytes (Tregs) that modulate many aspects of the …

CD137 agonist therapy can reprogram regulatory T cells into cytotoxic CD4+ T cells with antitumor activity

I Akhmetzyanova, G Zelinskyy… - The Journal of …, 2016 - journals.aai.org
Recent successes in immune therapeutic strategies aimed to improve control over tumor
growth have sparked hope that long-lived control of cancer through stimulation of the …

Moving to tolerance: clinical application of T regulatory cells

AN McMurchy, A Bushell, MK Levings, KJ Wood - Seminars in immunology, 2011 - Elsevier
Decreasing the incidence of chronic rejection and reducing the need for life-long
immunosuppression remain important goals in clinical transplantation. In this article, we will …

T follicular regulatory cells: choreographers of productive germinal center responses

Y Lu, J Craft - Frontiers in Immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
T follicular regulatory cells, or Tfr cells, are a discernable population of regulatory T (Treg)
cells that migrate to the B cell follicle and germinal center (GC) upon immune challenge …

Physiologic Control of the Functional Status of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells

AL Mellor, DH Munn - The Journal of Immunology, 2011 - journals.aai.org
Foxp3-lineage CD4 regulatory T cells (Tregs) were named for their ability to maintain self
tolerance and suppress T cell immunity. However, resting Tregs from noninflamed tissues …