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Galectin-9 activates and expands human T-helper 1 cells.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Gooden Marloes J M, Wiersma Valerie R, Samplonius Douwe F, Gerssen Jurjen, van Ginkel Robert J, Nijman Hans W, Hirashima Mitsuomi, Niki Toshiro, Eggleton Paul, Helfrich Wijnand, Bremer Edwin
Abstract excerpt
Galectin-9 (Gal-9) is known for induction of apoptosis in IFN-γ and IL-17 producing T-cells and amelioration of autoimmunity in murine models. On the other hand, Gal-9 induced IFN-γ positive T-cells in a sarcoma mouse model and in food allergy, suggesting that Gal-9 can have diametric effects on T-cell immunity. Here, we aimed to delineate the immunomodulatory effect of Gal-9 on human resting and ex vivo...
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