Glutamic acid decarboxylase-derived epitopes with specific domains expand CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells.

BACKGROUND:CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cell (Treg)-based immunotherapy is considered a promising regimen for controlling the progression of autoimmune diabetes. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that the therapeutic effects of Tregs in response to the antigenic epitope stimulation depend on the...

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Main Authors: Guojiang Chen, Gencheng Han, Jiannan Feng, Jianan Wang, Renxi Wang, Ruonan Xu, Beifen Shen, Jiahua Qian, Yan Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-09-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2736381?pdf=render