Role of Regulatory and Proinflammatory T-Cell Populations in Allergic Diseases

Regulatory T (Treg) cells are considered to inhibit the development of both type 1 (Th1) and type 2 helper T (Th2) cells. However, it is recently reported that there are reduced numbers of Treg cells in patients with allergic diseases as compared with individuals who have high levels of serum immuno...

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Main Authors: Kanami Orihara, PhD, Susumu Nakae, PhD, Ruby Pawankar, MD, PhD, Hirohisa Saito, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:World Allergy Organization Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1939455119305617