title: Control of immune pathology by regulatory T cells.
abstract: CD4+CD25+ T(reg) cells inhibit colitis in the severe combined immune deficient (SCID) T cell adoptive transfer model. Cells with this function are present in the thymus suggesting that T(reg) cells capable of inhibiting bacteria-induced immune pathology are similar to those that inhibit organ-specific autoimmunity. CD4+CD25+ T(reg) cells inhibit both T cell-dependent and T cell-independent intestinal inflammation. The latter point illustrates that in addition to direct effects on other T cells, T(reg) cells can alsoprevent immune pathology in vivo by inhibiting the actions of innate immune cells. T(reg) cells suppress intestinal inflammation through mechanisms that involve interleukin 10 and transforming growth factor beta and blockade of the negative regulator of T cell activation CTLA4 abrogates T(reg) cell function in vivo. Importantly adoptive transfer of CD4+CD25+ T(reg) cells to mice with established colitis reverses inflammation and restores normal intestinal architecture suggesting that CD4+CD25+ T(reg) cells may be utilized for cellular therapy of inflammatory diseases.
authors: Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3RE, UK.
authors: Fiona
authors: F
authors: Powrie
authors: Simon
authors: S
authors: Read
authors: Christian
authors: C
authors: Mottet
authors: Holm
authors: H
authors: Uhlig
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Maloy
mesh_terms: D019264:Adoptive Transfer; D000818:Animals; D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation / Q000276:immunology; D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000276:immunology / Q000473:pathology; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D016513:Mice, SCID; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology; D016511:Severe Combined Immunodeficiency / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D000943:Antigens, Differentiation; D015704:CD4 Antigens; D060908:CTLA-4 Antigen; C556706:CTLA4 protein, human; C556707:Ctla4 protein, mouse; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2