Characterisation of regulatory T cells in nasal associated lymphoid tissue in children: relationships with pneumococcal colonization.

Regulatory T cells (Treg) diminish immune responses to microbial infection, which may contribute to preventing inflammation-related local tissue damage and autoimmunity but may also contribute to chronicity of infection. Nasopharyngeal carriage of pneumococcus is common in young children and can per...

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Main Authors: Qibo Zhang, Samuel C Leong, Paul S McNamara, Ayman Mubarak, Richard Malley, Adam Finn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-08-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3154846?pdf=render