IRF-8 regulates expansion of myeloid-derived suppressor cells and Foxp3+ regulatory T cells and modulates Th2 immune responses to gastrointestinal nematode infection.

Interferon regulatory factor-8 (IRF-8) is critical for Th1 cell differentiation and negatively regulates myeloid cell development including myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC). MDSC expand during infection with various pathogens including the gastrointestinal (GI) nematode Heligmosomoides polygy...

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Main Authors: Rajesh M Valanparambil, Mifong Tam, Pierre-Paul Gros, Jean-Philippe Auger, Mariela Segura, Philippe Gros, Armando Jardim, Timothy G Geary, Keiko Ozato, Mary M Stevenson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5638610?pdf=render