Regulatory T Cells in Inflammation - Taams, Leonie S.; Akbar, Arne N.; Wauben, Marca H.M.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2005)
Origin, function and distribution of regulatory T cells -- History of CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells -- "Natural" and "induced" regulatory T cells - purpose and problems associated with an emerging distinction -- The role of interleukin-10 in regulatory-T-cell suppression: reconciling the discrepancies -- Activation and distribution of regulatory T cells in naïve and antigen-stimulated immune systems -- Regulatory T cells and the innate immune system -- The potential use of regulatory T cells in immunotherapy -- Exploiting the potential of regulatory T cells in the control of type 1 diabetes -- Regulatory T cells in type 1 autoimmune diabetes -- The potential for targeting CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells in the treatment of multiple sclerosis in humans -- Immunotherapy of rheumatoid arthritis using CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells -- Potential for manipulation of regulatory T cells in treatment or prevention of allergic disease -- The role of regulatory T cells in cutaneous disorders -- The potential role of CD25+CD4+ regulatory T cells in the induction and maintenance of transplantation tolerance in humans.
Keywords: Immunology; Pharmacology; Internal medicine; Endocrinology .; Cell biology; Immunology; Pharmacology/Toxicology.; Internal Medicine; Endocrinology; Cell Biology