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The phytogestrogenic stilbenes, arachidin-1 and resveratrol, modulate regulatory T cell functions responsible for successful aging in aged ICR mice.
International journal of molecular medicine - 1 Dec 2016
Weng Brian Bor-Chun, Lin Wen-Shin, Chang Ju-Chun, Chiou Robin Yih-Yuan
Abstract excerpt
CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells (Tregs) are recognized as a distinctive T helper cell population which controls immunosuppression during the maintenance of immunological self-tolerance and immunohomeostasis. Sex steroids modulate fundamental immune functions, including immune cell development, differentiation and polarization, and facilitate specific immunophysiological microenvironments, such as pregnancy. The...
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