Plasmodium falciparum-mediated induction of human CD25Foxp3 CD4 T cells is independent of direct TCR stimulation and requires IL-2, IL-10 and TGFbeta.

CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) regulate disease-associated immunity and excessive inflammatory responses, and numbers of CD4(+)CD25(+)Foxp3(+) Tregs are increased during malaria infection. The mechanisms governing their generation, however, remain to be elucidated. In this study we...

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Main Authors: Anja Scholzen, Diana Mittag, Stephen J Rogerson, Brian M Cooke, Magdalena Plebanski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2718810?pdf=render