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Isolation, expansion and characterisation of alloreactive human Th17 and Th1 cells.
Immunology letters - 30 Mar 2012
Ko K Kerry, Powell Maree S, Orlowski Eva, Prickett Sara, Krumbiegel Doreen, Hogarth P Mark
Abstract excerpt
Interleukin 17 producing T helper cells (Th17) and IFNγ producing Th1 cells are distinct subsets of effector memory CD4(+) T cells that are crucial to host immunity and have been linked to the pathology of certain inflammatory autoimmune diseases. We have developed a method for the isolation and long term culture of human Th17 and Th1 cells. Using allogeneic stimulation we have cultured homogeneous populations of...
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