Regulatory T cells and inflammation: better late than never.
In this issue of Immunity, Curotto de Lafaille et al. (2008) show that adaptive T regulatory cells control airway inflammation and that it is when they are generated that determines whether they function during acute or chronic inflammation.
Ziegler
Steven F
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Immunology Program, Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA 98101, USA. sziegler@benaroyaresearch.org
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