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CTLA-4 expressed by FOXP3+ regulatory T cells prevents inflammatory tissue attack and not T-cell priming in arthritis.
Immunology - 1 Sept 2017
Klocke Katrin, Holmdahl Rikard, Wing Kajsa
Abstract excerpt
Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA-4) -mediated regulation of already tolerized autoreactive T cells is critical for understanding autoimmune responses. Although defects in CTLA-4 contribute to abnormal FOXP3+ regulatory T (Treg) cell function in rheumatoid arthritis, its role in autoreactive T cells remains elusive. We studied immunity towards the dominant collagen type II (CII) T-cell epitope in...
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