Cutting Edge: IL-2 Is Essential for TGF-β-Mediated Induction of Foxp3+ T Regulatory Cells

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Summary

TGF-β is a pluripotent cytokine that is capable of inducing the expression of Foxp3 in naive T lymphocytes and may prove useful for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, for the prevention of graft rejection, and graft versus host disease.

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Published
2007-04-01
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Keywords

FOXP3, Cell biology, Transforming growth factor beta, CD28, Cytokine

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