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Activation of the Regulatory T-Cell/Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase Axis Reduces Vascular Inflammation and Atherosclerosis in Hyperlipidemic Mice.
Frontiers in immunology - 1 Jan 2018
Forteza Maria J, Polyzos Konstantinos A, Baumgartner Roland, Suur Bianca E, Mussbacher Marion, Johansson Daniel K, Hermansson Andreas, Hansson Göran K, Ketelhuth Daniel F J
Abstract excerpt
T-cell activation is characteristic during the development of atherosclerosis. While overall T-cell responses have been implicated in disease acceleration, regulatory T cells (Tregs) exhibit atheroprotective effects. The expression of the enzyme indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-1 (IDO1), which catalyzes the degradation of tryptophan (Trp) along the kynurenine pathway, has been implicated in the induction and expansion...
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