title: Prevention of allograft rejection by amplification of Foxp3(+)CD4(+)CD25(+) regulatory T cells.
abstract: CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells were identified originally as potent suppressors of autoimmunity and were later termed "natural regulatory T cells" or nTreg cells. Subsequently, a transcription factor called forkhead box protein 3 (Foxp3) was identified to be a critical regulator for Treg differentiation and function. Foxp3(+)CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg cells have been increasingly documented to suppress allograft rejection and to mediate allograft tolerance in transplantation. In this article, the authors review current approaches for amplification of allo-specific Foxp3(+)CD4(+)CD25(+) Treg cells for prevention of allograft rejection and induction of allo-specific transplant tolerance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Organ Transplantation, Department of Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 303 East Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Il 60611, USA.
authors.forename: Guliang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Malathi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Xunrong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Luo
mesh_terms: D015704:CD4 Antigens / Q000378:metabolism; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism; D006084:Graft Rejection / Q000276:immunology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D053645:Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit / Q000378:metabolism; D050378:T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D015704:CD4 Antigens; C418974:FOXP3 protein, human; D051858:Forkhead Transcription Factors; D053645:Interleukin-2 Receptor alpha Subunit