Regulatory T Cells in Inflammation

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Taams, Leonie S. (Editor), Akbar, Arne N. (Editor), Wauben, Marca H.M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel : Birkhäuser Basel : Imprint: Birkhäuser, 2005.
Edition:1st ed. 2005.
Series:Progress in Inflammation Research,
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/b137037
Table of Contents:
  • 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.