Differential effects of IL-12 on Tregs and non-Treg T cells: roles of IFN-γ, IL-2 and IL-2R.

Complex interactions between effector T cells and Foxp3(+) regulatory T cells (Treg) contribute to clinical outcomes in cancer, and autoimmune and infectious diseases. Previous work showed that IL-12 reversed Treg-mediated suppression of CD4(+)Foxp3(-) T cell (Tconv) proliferation. We and others hav...

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Main Authors: Jingxian Zhao, Jincun Zhao, Stanley Perlman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3459844?pdf=render