T Regulatory Cells and Their Role in Autoimmune Disease Involving the Gastrointestinal Tract

Z Mahdi, MH Bluth - American Society for Clinical Laboratory …, 2015 - clsjournal.ascls.org
T regulatory (Treg) cells represent a unique subset of T lymphocytes. Although they
represent a small fraction of circulating T cells (< 10%) they are increasingly implicated in …

Harnessing regulatory T cells for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

D Geem, A Harusato, K Flannigan… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Regulatory CD4+ T (Treg) cells are comprised of a heterogeneous population of
cells that play a vital role in suppressing inflammation and maintaining immune tolerance …

Phenotypic and functional characterization of T cells and Foxp3⁺ T regulatory cells in inflammatory bowel disease: steps towards T regulatory cell therapy in mucosal …

ME Himmel - 2012 - open.library.ubc.ca
Because of their potent suppressive capacity and critical role in the normal function of the
human immune system, T regulatory cells (Tregs) have long been considered candidates for …

[HTML][HTML] Immune regulatory function of tregs

MH Manjili, KK Payne - Immunological Investigations, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Regulatory CD4+ T cells (Tregs) have become increasingly appreciated in their role of
facilitating immunological tolerance during homeostasis and during the diseased state. A …

[HTML][HTML] Control of intestinal inflammation by regulatory T cells

C Toms, F Powrie - Microbes and infection, 2001 - Elsevier
Regulatory T (Treg)-cell populations have been identified in a number of disease models. In
this review we focus on the role of naturally occurring Treg cells in the control of intestinal …

Regulatory T cells for immunotherapy of autoimmune diseases: from the bench to the bedside

S Rutella, S Danese, G Leone - Expert Opinion on Therapeutic …, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
The induction of antigen-specific unresponsiveness or tolerance is critical for the prevention
of autoimmunity and maintenance of immune homeostasis. The presence of regulatory T …

Regulatory T-cells in autoimmune diseases: challenges, controversies and—yet—unanswered questions

CR Grant, R Liberal, G Mieli-Vergani, D Vergani… - Autoimmunity …, 2015 - Elsevier
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are central to the maintenance of self-tolerance and tissue
homeostasis. Markers commonly used to define human Tregs in the research setting include …

Functional heterogeneity of gut‐resident regulatory T cells

M Luu, U Steinhoff, A Visekruna - Clinical & translational …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) have a central role in the maintenance of intestinal
homeostasis by restraining inappropriate immune responses in the healthy gut. Although …

CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells: II. Origin, disease models and clinical aspects

J Nielsen, TL Holm, MH Claesson - Apmis, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Autoimmune diseases afflict approximately 5% of the population and reflect a failure in the
immune system to discriminate between self and non‐self resulting in the breakdown of self …

The regulation and differentiation of regulatory T cells and their dysfunction in autoimmune diseases

TS Sumida, NT Cheru, DA Hafler - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
The discovery of FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cells as a distinct cell lineage with a central
role in regulating immune responses provided a deeper understanding of self-tolerance …