Comparative Study of Regulatory T Cell Function of HumanT Cells from Thymocytes, Cord Blood, and Adult Peripheral Blood
Open Access
- 1 January 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in Journal of Immunology Research
- Vol. 2008, 1-12
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/305859
Abstract
regulatory T cells suppress T cell activation and regulate multiple immune reactions in in vitro and in vivo studies. To define the regulatory function of humanT cells at various stages of maturity, we investigated in detail the functional differences ofT cells from thymocytes, cord blood (CB), and adult peripheral blood (APB). CBT cells displayed low-FOXP3 protein expression level and had no suppressive activity. In contrast,T cells from thymocytes or APB expressed high expression level of FOXP3 protein associated with significant suppressive activity. Although CBT cells exhibited no suppressive activity, striking suppressive activity was observed following expansion in culture associated with increased FOXP3 expression and a shift from theto thephenotype. These functional differences inT cells from Thy, CB, and APB hence suggest a pathway of maturation for Treg in the peripheral immune system.
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- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
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