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Impaired regulatory T cell function in germ-free mice.
European journal of immunology - 1 Sept 2006
Ostman Sofia, Rask Carola, Wold Agnes E, Hultkrantz Susanne, Telemo Esbjörn
Abstract excerpt
Regulatory T cells (Treg) are crucial for the maintenance of tolerance to auto-antigens and harmless exogenous antigens. Here, we studied the role of the commensal microbiota for the development and function of Treg. CD4+CD25+ T cells were obtained from peripheral lymph nodes (PLN) and mesenteric lymph nodes (MLN) of germ-free (GF) and conventional (conv) NMRI mice and tested for phenotype and functional...
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